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Like as one shuteth deadly arowes and dartes out of a preuy place, euen so doth a dyssembler with his neghboure,

Coles kyndle heate, and wodd ye fyre: euen so doth a braulinge felowe stere vp variaunce.

Who so kepeth euell will secretly to do hurte, his malyce shalbe shewed before the whole congregacion.

Who so dyggeth vp a pytt, shal fal therin: and he yt weltreth a stone, shal stomble vpon it hymselfe.

My sonne, be wyse, and thou shalt make me a glad herte: so that I shal make answere vnto my rebukers.

Like as one yro whetteth another, so doth one man comforte another.

Who so kepeth his fyge tre, shal enioye the frutes therof: he that wayteth vpon his master, shal come to honoure.

Like as in one water there apeare dyuerse faces, eue so dyuerse men haue dyuerse hertes.

Like as hell & destruccion are neuer full, euen so the eyes of me can neuer be satisfied.

Syluer is tryed in the moulde, & golde in the fornace, & so is a man, whan he is openly praysed to his face.

Who so increaseth his riches by vautage & wynnynge, let him gather them to helpe the poore withall.

Who so ledeth ye rightuous in to an euell waye, shal fall in to his owne pytt, but ye iust shal haue the good in possession.

He that hydeth his synnes, shall not prospere: but who so knowlegeth them and forsaketh them, shall haue mercy.

Like as a roaringe lyon and an hongrie beer, euen so is an vngodly prynce ouer the poore people.

Who so leadeth a godly and an innocet life, shalbe safe: but he that goeth frowarde wayes, shall once haue a fall.

Who so robbeth his father and mother, and sayeth it is no synne: the same is like vnto a mortherer.

Who so loueth wy?dome, maketh his father a glad man: but he yt kepeth harlottes, spedeth awaye yt he hath.

Who so flatreth his neghbor, layeth a nette for his fete.

Who so kepeth company wt a thefe, hateth his owne soule: he heareth blasphemies, & telleth it not forth.

He that feareth men, shal haue a fall: but who so putteth his trust in the LORDE, shal come to honor.