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He is wyse and discrete, yt tempereth his wordes: and he is a ma of vnderstodinge, yt maketh moch of his sprete.

Yee a very foole (when he holdeth his tonge) is counted wyse, and to haue vnderstodinge, when he shutteth his lippes.

A foole hath no delyte in vnderstodinge, but only in those thinges wherin his herte reioyseth.

A fooles lippes are euer brawlinge, and his mouth prouoketh vnto batayll.

A fooles mouth is his owne destruccion, and his lippes are ye snare for his owne soule.

Who so is slouthfull and slacke in his labor, is ye brother of him ye is a waister.

But ye rich mas goodes are his stronge holde, yee he taketh them for an hye wall roude aboute him.

The righteous accuseth hi self first of all, yf his neghbor come, he shal fynde him.

A mans bely shalbe satisfied with the frute of his owne mouth, and with the increase of his lippes shal he be fylled.

Foolishnesse maketh a man to go out of his waye, & then is his herte vnpacient agaynst the LORDE.

Riches make many frendes, but the poore is forsake of his owne frendes.

As for the poore, he is hated amonge all his brethren: yee his owne frendes forsake him, & he that geueth credece vnto wordes, getteth nothinge.

He that is wyse, loueth his owne soule: and who so hath vnderstondinge, shal prospere.

A wyse man putteth of displeasure, & it is his honor to let some fautes passe.

The kynges disfauor is like ye roaringe of a Lyo, but his fredshpe is like the dewe vpo ye grasse.

An vndiscrete sonne is ye heuynes of his father, & a braulynge wife is like the topp of an house, where thorow it is euer droppynge.

House & riches maye a ma haue by ye heretage of his elders, but a discrete woma is the gifte of the LORDE.

Who so kepeth the comaundemet, kepeth his owne soule: but he yt regardeth not his waye, shal dye.

A slouthfull body shuteth his honde in to his bosome, so yt he can not put it to his mouth.

He yt hurteth his father or shuteth out his mother, is a shamefull & an vnworthy sonne.