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If Y feelide not mekely; but enhaunside my soule. As a childe wenyde on his modir; so yelding be in my soule.

For whi derknessis schulen not be maad derk fro thee, aud the niyt schal be liytned as the dai; as the derknessis therof, so and the liyt therof.

He dide not so to ech nacioun; and he schewide not hise domes to hem.

So the pathis of ech auerouse man rauyschen the soulis of hem that welden.

So he that entrith to the wijf of his neiybore; schal not be cleene, whanne he hath touchid hir.

As vynegre noieth the teeth, and smoke noieth the iyen; so a slow man noieth hem that senten hym in the weie.

As siluer is preued bi fier, and gold is preued bi a chymnei, so the Lord preueth hertis.

As the gnasting of a lioun, so and the ire of the king; and as deewe on eerbe, so and the gladnesse of the kyng.

As the roryng of a lioun, so and the drede of the kyng; he that territh hym to ire, synneth ayens his owne lijf.

As deep watir, so counsel is in the herte of a man; but a wijs man schal drawe it out.

As departyngis of watris, so the herte of the kyng is in the power of the Lord; whidur euer he wole, he schal bowe it.

`So and the techyng of wisdom is good to thi soule; and whanne thou hast founde it, thou schalt haue hope in the laste thingis, and thin hope schal not perische.

Seie thou not, As he dide to me, so Y schal do to him, and Y schal yelde to ech man aftir his werk.

As the coold of snow in the dai of heruest, so a feithful messanger to hym that sente `thilke messanger, makith his soule to haue reste.

and leesith his mentil in the dai of coold. Vynegre in a vessel of salt is he, that singith songis to the worste herte. As a mouyte noieth a cloth, and a worm noieth a tree, so the sorewe of a man noieth the herte.

As it is not good to hym that etith myche hony; so he that is a serchere of maieste, schal be put doun fro glorie.

As a citee opyn, and with out cumpas of wallis; so is a man that mai not refreyne his spirit in speking.

As snow in somer, and reyn in heruest; so glorie is vnsemeli to a fool.

For whi as a brid fliynge ouer to hiy thingis, and a sparowe goynge in to vncerteyn; so cursing brouyt forth with out resonable cause schal come aboue in to sum man.

As an haltinge man hath faire leggis in veyn; so a parable is vnsemeli in the mouth of foolis.