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| 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. |
| 3:1 | Mi sone, foryete thou not my lawe; and thyn herte kepe my comaundementis. |
| 3:2 | For tho schulen sette to thee the lengthe of daies, and the yeeris of lijf, and pees. |
| 3:3 | Merci and treuthe forsake thee not; bynde thou tho to thi throte, and write in the tablis of thin herte. |
| 3:4 | And thou schalt fynde grace, and good teching bifore God and men. |
| 3:5 | Haue thou trist in the Lord, of al thin herte; and triste thou not to thi prudence. |
| 3:6 | In alle thi weies thenke thou on hym, and he schal dresse thi goyngis. |
| 3:7 | Be thou not wijs anentis thi silf; drede thou God, and go awei fro yuel. |
| 3:8 | For whi helthe schal be in thi nawle, and moisting of thi boonys. |
| 3:9 | Onoure thou the Lord of thi catel, and of the beste of alle thi fruytis yyue thou to pore men; |
| 3:10 | and thi bernes schulen be fillid with abundaunce, and pressours schulen flowe with wiyn. |
| 3:11 | My sone, caste thou not awei the teching of the Lord; and faile thou not, whanne thou art chastisid of him. |
| 3:12 | For the Lord chastisith hym, whom he loueth; and as a fadir in the sone he plesith hym. |
| 3:13 | Blessid is the man that fyndith wisdom, and which flowith with prudence. |
| 3:14 | The geting therof is betere than the marchaundie of gold and of siluer; the fruytis therof ben the firste and clenneste. |
| 3:15 | It is preciousere than alle richessis; and alle thingis that ben desirid, moun not be comparisound to this. |
| 3:16 | Lengthe of daies is in the riythalf therof, and richessis and glorie ben in the lifthalf therof. |
| 3:17 | The weies therof ben feire weies, and alle the pathis therof ben pesible. |
| 3:18 | It is a tre of lijf to hem that taken it; and he that holdith it, is blessid. |
| 3:19 | The Lord foundide the erthe bi wisdom; he stablischide heuenes bi prudence. |
| 3:20 | The depthis of watris braken out bi his wisdom; and cloudis wexen togidere bi dewe. |
| 3:21 | My sone, these thingis flete not awey fro thin iyen; kepe thou my lawe, and my counsel; |
| 3:22 | and lijf schal be to thi soule, and grace `schal be to thi chekis. |
| 3:23 | Thanne thou schalt go tristili in thi weie; and thi foot schal not snapere. |
| 3:24 | If thou schalt slepe, thou schalt not drede; thou schalt reste, and thi sleep schal be soft. |
| 3:25 | Drede thou not bi sudeyne feer, and the powers of wickid men fallynge in on thee. |
| 3:26 | For the Lord schal be at thi side; and he schal kepe thi foot, that thou be not takun. |
| 3:27 | Nil thou forbede to do wel him that mai; if thou maist, and do thou wel. |
| 3:28 | Seie thou not to thi frend, Go, and turne thou ayen, and to morewe Y schal yyue to thee; whanne thou maist yyue anoon. |
| 3:29 | Ymagyne thou not yuel to thi freend, whanne he hath trist in thee. |
| 3:30 | Stryue thou not ayens a man with out cause, whanne he doith noon yuel to thee. |
| 3:31 | Sue thou not an vniust man, sue thou not hise weies. |
| 3:32 | For ech disseyuer is abhomynacioun of the Lord; and his speking is with simple men. |
| 3:33 | Nedinesse is sent of the Lord in the hous of a wickid man; but the dwelling places of iust men schulen be blessid. |
| 3:34 | He schal scorne scorneris; and he schal yyue grace to mylde men. |
| 3:35 | Wise men schulen haue glorie; enhaunsing of foolis is schenschipe. |
| 3:1 | My sonne, forget not my lawe, but se yt thine hert kepe my comaundemetes. |
| 3:2 | For they shal prologe ye dayes & yeares of yi lyfe, & brynge ye peace. |
| 3:3 | Let mercy & faithfulnes neuer go from ye: bynde the about yi necke, & wryte them in the tables of thine herte. |
| 3:4 | So shalt thou fynde fauor and good vnderstondinge in ye sight of God and men. |
| 3:5 | Put thy trust in ye LORDE with all thine herte, and leane not vnto thine owne vnderstondinge. |
| 3:6 | In all thy wayes haue respecte vnto him, and he shal ordre thy goinges. |
| 3:7 | Be not wyse in thine owne conceate, but feare ye LORDE and departe from euell: |
| 3:8 | so shal thy nauel be whole, and thy bones stronge. |
| 3:9 | Honoure the LORDE wt yi substaunce, & wt ye firstlinges of all thine encrease: |
| 3:10 | so shal thy barnes be fylled with plenteousnesse, and thy presses shal flowe ouer with swete wyne. |
| 3:11 | My sonne, despyse not the chastenynge of ye LORDE, nether faynte when thou art rebuked of him. |
| 3:12 | For who the LORDE loueth, him he chasteneth: and yet delyteth in him euen as a father in his owne sonne. |
| 3:13 | Well is him that fyndeth wy?dome, & opteyneth vnderstondinge, |
| 3:14 | for the gettinge of it is better then eny marchaundise of syluer, & the profit of it is better then golde. |
| 3:15 | Wy?dome is more worth the precious stones, & all ye thinges yt thou canst desyre, are not to be compared vnto her. |
| 3:16 | Vpon hir right hande is longe life, & vpon hir left hande is riches & honor. |
| 3:17 | Hir wayes are pleasaunt wayes, and all hir pathes are peaceable. |
| 3:18 | She is a tre of life to them that laye holde vpon her, and blessed are they that kepe her fast. |
| 3:19 | With wy?dome hath ye LORDE layed the foudacion of ye earth, & thorow vnderstondinge hath he stablished ye heaues. |
| 3:20 | Thorow his wi?dome ye depthes breake vp, & ye cloudes droppe downe the dew. |
| 3:21 | My sonne, let not these thinges departe from thyne eyes, but kepe my lawe and my councell: |
| 3:22 | so shal it be life vnto thy soule, & grace vnto yi mouth. |
| 3:23 | Then shalt thou walke safely in yi waye, & thy fote shal not stomble. |
| 3:24 | Yf thou slepest, thou shalt not be afrayed, but shalt take thy rest & slepe swetely. |
| 3:25 | Thou neddest not to be afrayed of eny sodane feare, nether for the violent russhinge in of the vngodly, when it commeth. |
| 3:26 | For the LORDE shal be besyde the, & kepe thy fote yt thou be not taken. |
| 3:27 | Refuse not to do good vnto him that shulde haue it, so longe as thine hande is able to do it. |
| 3:28 | Saye not vnto thy neghboure: go thy waye & come agayne, tomorow wil I geue the: |
| 3:29 | where as thou hast now to geue him. Intende no hurte vnto thy neghboure, seynge he hopeth to dwell in rest by the. |
| 3:30 | Stryue not lightly wt eny man, where as he hath done ye no harme. |
| 3:31 | Folowe not a wicked man, and chose none of his wayes: |
| 3:32 | for the LORDE abhorreth the frowarde, but his secrete is amonge the righteous. |
| 3:33 | The curse of the LORDE is in the house of the vngodly, but he blesseth the dwellinges of the righteous. |
| 3:34 | As for the scornefull, he shal laugh the to scorne, but he shal geue grace vnto the lowly. |
| 3:35 | The wyse shal haue honor in possession, but shame is the promocio that fooles shal haue. |
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