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A good ma shal enioye the frute of his mouth, but he that hath a frowarde mynde, shalbe spoyled.

He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his life: but who so speaketh vnaduysed, fyndeth harme.

The slogarde wolde fayne haue, and can not get his desyre: but the soule of the diligent shal haue plenty.

With goodes euery man delyuereth his life, and the poore wyl not be reproued.

A wyse man doth all thinges with discrecion, but a foole wil declare his foly.

He that spareth the rodde, hateth his sonne: but who so loueth him, holdeth him euer in nurtoure.

The wy?dome of him that hath vnderstondinge is, to take hede vnto his waye, but the foolishnesse of the vnwyse disceaueth.

An vnfaithfull personne shal be fylled with his owne wayes, but a good ma wyl bewarre of soch.

An ignoraut body beleueth all thinges, but who so hath vnderstondinge, loketh well to his goinges.

The poore is hated euen of his owne neghbours, but the riche hath many frendes.

Who so despyseth his neghbor, doth amysse: but blessed is he that hath pyte of the poore.

The feare of the LORDE is a stroge holde, for vnto his he wyl be a sure defence.

He that doth a poore man wroge, blasphemeth his maker: but who so hath pitie of the poore, doth honoure vnto God.

A foole despyseth his fathers correccion, but he yt taketh hede whan he is reproued, shal haue ye more vnderstodinge.

A wyse sonne maketh a glad father, but an vndiscrete body shameth his mother.

A foole reioyseth in foolish thinges, but a wyse man loketh well to his owne goinges.

The couetous man wrutteth vp his owne house, but who so hateth rewardes, shal lyue.

A rightuous ma museth in his mynde how to do good, but ye mynde of the vngodly ymagineth, how he maye do harme.

He that refuseth to be refourmed, despyseth his owne soule: but he that submytteth himself to correccion, is wyse.

A man maye well purpose a thinge in his harte, but ye answere of ye tonge cometh of ye LORDE.