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Who so doth a poore man wronge to increase his owne riches, geueth (comoly) vnto the rich, and at the last commeth to pouerte himself.

lest thou lerne his wayes, and receaue hurte vnto thy soule.

and yf thou wilt rule thine owne self, be not ouer gredy of his meate, for meate begyleth and disceaueth.

Eate not thou wt ye envyous, and desyre no his meate,

for he hath a maruelous herte. He sayeth vnto ye: eate and drynke, where as his herte is not wt ye.

Thou smytest him wt the rodde, but thou delyuerest his soule from hell.

Wy?dome is an hie thinge, yee eue to ye foole, for he darre not ope his mouth in ye gate.

Yf thou wilt saye: I knewe not of it. Thynkest thou yt he which made ye hertes, doth not cosidre it? & yt he which regardeth yi soule, seith it not? Shal not he recopence euery man acordinge to his workes?

Laye no preuy waite wickedly vpon ye house of ye rightuous, & disquiete not his restinge place.

Lest ye LORDE (when he seyth it) be angrie, & turne his wrath from him vnto the.

Saye not: I wil hadle him, eue as he hath dealte wt me, & wil rewarde euery ma acordinge to his dedes.

Take awaye vngodlinesse fro ye kynge, & his seate shal be stablished wt rightuousnes.

Like as the wynter coole in the haruest, so is a faithfull messaunger to him that sent him, & refre?sheth his masters mynde.

Who so beareth false wytnesse agaynst his neghboure, he is a very speare, a swearde & a sharpe arowe.

for so shalt thou heape coales offyre vpo his heade, and the LORDE shal rewarde the.

Geue not the foole an answere after his foolishnesse, lest thou become like vnto him:

but make ye foole an answere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne coceate.

He is lame of his fete, yee droncken is he in vanite, that comitteth eny thinge to a foole.

Like as the dogg turneth agayne to his vomite, euen so a foole begynneth his foolishnesse agayne afresh.

Yf thou seyest a man yt is wyse in his owne conceate, there is more hope in a foole then in hi.