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| 3:1 | My sonne, forget not my lawe; but let thine heart keepe my commaundements: |
| 3:2 | For length of dayes, and long life, and peace shall they adde to thee. |
| 3:3 | Let not mercy and trueth forsake thee: bind them about thy necke, write them vpon the table of thine heart. |
| 3:4 | So shalt thou find fauour, and good vnderstanding in the sight of God, and man. |
| 3:5 | Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and leaue not vnto thine owne vnderstanding. |
| 3:6 | In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy pathes. |
| 3:7 | Be not wise in thine owne eyes: feare the Lord, and depart from euill. |
| 3:8 | It shalbe health to thy nauill, and marrow to thy bones. |
| 3:9 | Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase. |
| 3:10 | So shall thy barnes be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. |
| 3:11 | My sonne, despise not the chastening of the Lord: neither be weary of his correction. |
| 3:12 | For whom the Lord loueth, he correcteth, euen as a father the sonne, in whom he delighteth. |
| 3:13 | Happy is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding. |
| 3:14 | For the merchandise of it is better then the merchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof, then fine gold. |
| 3:15 | She is more precious then Rubies: and all the things thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her. |
| 3:16 | Length of dayes is in her right hand: and in her left hand, riches and honour. |
| 3:17 | Her wayes are wayes of plesantnesse: and all her pathes are peace. |
| 3:18 | She is a tree of life, to them that lay hold vpon her: and happy is euery one that retaineth her. |
| 3:19 | The Lord by wisedome hath founded the earth; by vnderstanding hath he established the heauens. |
| 3:20 | By his knowledge the depthes are broken vp; and the cloudes droppe downe the dew. |
| 3:21 | My sonne, let not them depart from thine eyes: keepe sound wisedome and discretion. |
| 3:22 | So shall they bee life vnto thy soule, and grace to thy necke. |
| 3:23 | Then shalt thou walke in thy way safely, & thy foot shall not stumble. |
| 3:24 | When thou lyest downe, thou shalt not be afraide: yea, thou shalt lye downe, and thy sleepe shalbe sweet. |
| 3:25 | Be not afraid of sudden feare, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it commeth. |
| 3:26 | For the Lord shalbe thy confidence, and shall keepe thy foote from being taken. |
| 3:27 | Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to doe it. |
| 3:28 | Say not vnto thy neighbour, Goe, and come againe, and to morrow I will giue, when thou hast it by thee. |
| 3:29 | Deuise not euil against thy neighbour, seeing hee dwelleth securely by thee. |
| 3:30 | Striue not with a man without cause, if hee haue done thee no harme. |
| 3:31 | Enuie thou not the oppressour, and choose none of his wayes. |
| 3:32 | For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous. |
| 3:33 | The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the iust. |
| 3:34 | Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giueth grace vnto the lowly. |
| 3:35 | The wise shall inherite glory, but shame shalbe the promotion of fooles. |
| 3:1 | My sonne, forget not thou my Lawe, but let thine heart keepe my commandements. |
| 3:2 | For they shall increase the length of thy dayes and the yeeres of life, and thy prosperitie. |
| 3:3 | Let not mercie and trueth forsake thee: binde them on thy necke, and write them vpon the table of thine heart. |
| 3:4 | So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstanding in the sight of God and man. |
| 3:5 | Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and leane not vnto thine owne wisdome. |
| 3:6 | In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy wayes. |
| 3:7 | Be not wise in thine owne eyes: but feare the Lord, and depart from euill. |
| 3:8 | So health shalbe vnto thy nauel, and marowe vnto thy bones. |
| 3:9 | Honour the Lord with thy riches, and with the first fruites of all thine increase. |
| 3:10 | So shall thy barnes be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall burst with newe wine. |
| 3:11 | My sonne, refuse not the chastening of the Lord, neither be grieued with his correction. |
| 3:12 | For the Lord correcteth him, whome he loueth, euen as the father doeth the childe in whom he deliteth. |
| 3:13 | Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding. |
| 3:14 | For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof is better then golde. |
| 3:15 | It is more precious then pearles: and all things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her. |
| 3:16 | Length of dayes is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory. |
| 3:17 | Her wayes are wayes of pleasure, and all her pathes prosperitie. |
| 3:18 | She is a tree of life to them that lay holde on her, and blessed is he that retaineth her. |
| 3:19 | The Lord by wisdome hath layde the foundation of the earth, and hath stablished the heauens through vnderstanding. |
| 3:20 | By his knowledge the depthes are broken vp, and the cloudes droppe downe the dewe. |
| 3:21 | My sonne, let not these things depart from thine eyes, but obserue wisdome, and counsell. |
| 3:22 | So they shalbe life to thy soule, and grace vnto thy necke. |
| 3:23 | Then shalt thou walke safely by thy way: and thy foote shall not stumble. |
| 3:24 | If thou sleepest, thou shalt not bee afraide, and when thou sleepest, thy sleepe shalbe sweete. |
| 3:25 | Thou shalt not feare for any sudden feare, neither for the destruction of the wicked, when it commeth. |
| 3:26 | For the Lord shall be for thine assurance, and shall preserue thy foote from taking. |
| 3:27 | Withhold not the good from the owners thereof, though there be power in thine hand to doe it. |
| 3:28 | Say not vnto thy neighbour, Go and come againe, and to morow wil I giue thee, if thou now haue it. |
| 3:29 | Intend none hurt against thy neighbour, seeing he doeth dwell without feare by thee. |
| 3:30 | Striue not with a man causelesse, when he hath done thee no harme. |
| 3:31 | Bee not enuious for the wicked man, neither chuse any of his wayes. |
| 3:32 | For the frowarde is abomination vnto the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous. |
| 3:33 | The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous. |
| 3:34 | With the scornefull he scorneth, but hee giueth grace vnto the humble. |
| 3:35 | The wise shall inherite glorie: but fooles dishonour, though they be exalted. |
| 3:1 | My sonne, forget not thou my lawe, but se that thyne hert kepe my commaundementes. |
| 3:2 | For they shall prolonge the dayes & yeres of thy lyfe, and bringe the peace. |
| 3:3 | Let mercy and faythfulnes neuer go from the: bynde them about thy necke, and wryte them in the tables of thyne herte. |
| 3:4 | So shalt thou fynde fauour & good vnderstanding, in the syght of God and men. |
| 3:5 | Put thy trust in God with all thyne herte: and leane not vnto thyne awne witte. |
| 3:6 | In all thy wayes haue respecte vnto hym: & shall order thy goynges. |
| 3:7 | Be not wyse in thyne awne conceate: but feare the Lorde, and departe from euell: |
| 3:8 | so shall thy nauell be whole, and thy bones stronge. |
| 3:9 | Honoure the Lord wt thy substaunce: and with thy firstlinges of all thyne encrease |
| 3:10 | so shall thy barnes be fylled with plenteousnesse: and thy presses shall flowe ouer with swete wyne. |
| 3:11 | My sonne, despyse not the chastenynge of the Lorde, nether faynte when thou art rebuked of hym. |
| 3:12 | For whom the Lorde loueth, hym he chasteneth, and yet deliteth in him, euen as a father in his awne sonne. |
| 3:13 | Well is him that findeth wysdome, and opteyneth vnderstandinge: |
| 3:14 | for the getting of it is better then any marchaundise of syluer, and the profet of it is better then golde. |
| 3:15 | Wysdome is more worth then precious stones: and all the thinges that thou canst desire are not to be compared vnto her. |
| 3:16 | Upon her ryght hande is longe lyfe, and vpon her left hande is riches and honour. |
| 3:17 | Her wayes are pleasaunt wayes and all her pathes are peaceable. |
| 3:18 | She is a tree of lyfe to them that laye hold vpon her, and blessed is he that kepeth her fast. |
| 3:19 | With wysdome hath the Lorde layed the foundacion of the erth: and thorowe vnderstandinge hath he stablyshed the heauens. |
| 3:20 | Thorowe his wisdome the deapthes breake vp, and the cloudes droppe downe the dew. |
| 3:21 | My sonne, let not these thynges departe, from thyne eyes: but kepe my lawe and my councell, |
| 3:22 | that thou mayest haue the pleasure of longe lyfe and vnderstandynge: for they shalbe lyfe vnto my soule, & grace vnto my mouth. |
| 3:23 | Then shalt thou walke safely in thy waye: and thy fote shall not stomble. |
| 3:24 | If thou slepest, thou shalt nott be afrayed: but shalt take thy rest, and slepe swetely. |
| 3:25 | Thou nedest not to be afrayed of any soden feare, nether for the vyolent russhynge in of the vngodly when it commeth. |
| 3:26 | For the Lorde shall stonde by thy syde, and kepe thy fote, that thou be not taken. |
| 3:27 | Withdrawe no good thinge from them that haue nede, so longe as thyne hand is able to do it. |
| 3:28 | Saye not vnto thy neyghboure: go thy waye, & come agayne, to morowe wyll I geue the: |
| 3:29 | where as thou haste nowe to geue hym. Intende no hurte vnto thy neyghboure, seynge he dothe dwell in reest by the. |
| 3:30 | Stryue not lyghtely with anye man without cause, where as he hathe done the no harme. |
| 3:31 | Folowe not a wicked man, and chose none of hys wayes: |
| 3:32 | for the Lorde abhorreth the frowarde: but hys councell is amonge the ryghteous. |
| 3:33 | The curse of the Lorde is in the house of the vngodly: but he blesseth the dwellynges of the ryghteous. |
| 3:34 | As for the scornefull dothe not he laugh them to scorne? but he geueth grace vnto the lowly. |
| 3:35 | The wise shall haue honour in possession: but shame is the promocion that foles shall haue. |
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