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17:1	Better is a drie morsell, and quietnesse therewith; then an house full of sacrifices with strife.
17:2	A wise seruant shall haue rule ouer a son that causeth shame: and shall haue part of the inheritance among the brethren.
17:3	The fining pot is for siluer, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.
17:4	A wicked doer giueth heed to false lips: and a liar giueth eare to a naughtie tongue.
17:5	Whoso mocketh the poore, reproacheth his maker: and he that is glad at calamities, shall not be vnpunished.
17:6	Childrens children are the crowne of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers.
17:7	Excellent speech becommeth not a foole: much lesse doe lying lippes a prince.
17:8	A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoeuer it turneth, it prospereth.
17:9	He that couereth a transgression, seeketh loue; but he that repeateth a matter, separateth very friends.
17:10	A reproofe entreth more into a wise man, then an hundred stripes into a foole.
17:11	An euill man seeketh onely rebellion; therefore a cruell messenger shall be sent against him.
17:12	Let a beare robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather then a foole in his folly.
17:13	Whoso rewardeth euill for good, euill shall not depart from his house.
17:14	The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therfore leaue off contention, before it be medled with.
17:15	He that iustifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the iust: euen they both are abomination to the Lord.
17:16	Wherfore is there a price in the hand of a foole to get wisedome, seeing he hath no heart to it?
17:17	A friend loueth at all times, and a brother is borne for aduersitie.
17:18	A man void of vnderstanding striketh hands, and becommeth suretie in the presence of his friend.
17:19	He loueth transgression, that loueth strife: and he that exalteth his gate, seeketh destruction.
17:20	He that hath a froward heart, findeth no good, and he that hath a peruerse tongue, falleth into mischiefe.
17:21	He that begetteth a foole, doth it to his sorrow: and the father of a foole hath no ioy.
17:22	A merrie heart doth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
17:23	A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosome, to peruert the wayes of iudgement.
17:24	Wisedome is before him that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of a foole are in the ends of the earth.
17:25	A foolish sonne is a griefe to his father, & bitternes to her that bare him.
17:26	Also to punish the iust is not good, nor to strike princes for equitie.
17:27	He that hath knowledge, spareth his words: and a man of vnderstanding is of an excellent spirit.
17:28	Euen a foole, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips, is esteemed a man of vnderstanding.


17:1	Better is a dry morsell, if peace be with it, then an house full of sacrifices with strife.
17:2	A discrete seruant shall haue rule ouer a lewde sonne, and hee shall deuide the heritage among the brethren.
17:3	As is the fining pot for siluer, and the fornace for golde, so the Lord trieth the heartes.
17:4	The wicked giueth heed to false lippes, and a lyer hearkeneth to the naughtie tongue.
17:5	Hee that mocketh the poore, reprocheth him, that made him: and he that reioyceth at destruction, shall not be vnpunished.
17:6	Childres children are the crowne of the elders: and the glory of ye children are their fathers.
17:7	Hie talke becommeth not a foole, much lesse a lying talke a prince.
17:8	A rewarde is as a stone pleasant in the eyes of them that haue it: it prospereth, whithersoeuer it turneth.
17:9	Hee that couereth a transgression, seeketh loue: but hee that repeateth a matter, separateth the prince.
17:10	A reproofe entereth more into him that hath vnderstanding, then an hundreth stripes into a foole.
17:11	A sedicious person seeketh onely euill, and a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
17:12	It is better for a man to meete a beare robbed of her whelpes, then a foole in his follie.
17:13	He that rewardeth euil for good, euil shall not depart from his house.
17:14	The beginning of strife is as one that openeth the waters: therefore or the contention be medled with, leaue off.
17:15	He that iustifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the iust, euen they both are abomination to the Lord.
17:16	Wherefore is there a price in the hand of the foole to get wisdome, and he hath none heart?
17:17	A friende loueth at all times: and a brother is borne for aduersitie.
17:18	A man destitute of vnderstanding, toucheth the hande, and becommeth suretie for his neighbour.
17:19	He loueth transgression, that loueth strife: and he that exalteth his gate, seeketh destruction.
17:20	The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughtie tongue, shall fall into euill.
17:21	He that begetteth a foole, getteth himselfe sorow, and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.
17:22	A ioyfull heart causeth good health: but a sorowfull minde dryeth the bones.
17:23	A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosome to wrest the wayes of iudgement.
17:24	Wisdome is in the face of him that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of a foole are in the corners of the world.
17:25	A foolish sonne is a griefe vnto his father, and a heauines to her that bare him.
17:26	Surely it is not good to condemne the iust, nor that ye princes should smite such for equitie.
17:27	Hee that hath knowledge, spareth his wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of an excellent spirit.
17:28	Euen a foole (when he holdeth his peace) is counted wise, and hee that stoppeth his lips, prudent.


17:1	Better is a drye morsell wyth quyetnesse, then a house full of fatt offringe with stryfe.
17:2	A discrete seruaunt shall haue more rule then the sonnes that haue no wysdome, and shall haue lyke heritage with the brethren.
17:3	Lyke as syluer is tryed in the fyre, and golde in the fornace, euen so doth the Lorde proue the hertes.
17:4	A wycked body gyueth audience to false lyppes, & a frowarde personne geueth eare to a disceatfull tonge.
17:5	Who so laugheth the poore to scorne, blasphemeth his maker: and he that is glad of another mans hurte, shall not be vnpunyshed.
17:6	Chylders chyldren are a worshyppe vnto the elders, and the fathers are the honoure of the chyldren.
17:7	Speach of auctorytie becommeth not a foole, moche lesse a lyinge mouth then besemeth a prince.
17:8	A rewarde is as a precious stone vnto him that hath it: but vnto whomsoeuer it turneth it maketh him vnwise.
17:9	Who so couereth another mans offence, seketh loue: but he that discloseth the faute, setteth the prynce agaynst him selfe.
17:10	One reprofe onely doth more good to hym that hath vnderstandynge, then an .C. strypes vnto a foole.
17:11	A sedycious personne seketh myschefe, & therfore is a cruell messaunger sent agaynst him.
17:12	It were better to come agaynst a she Beare robbed of her whelpes, then agaynst a foole in his foolishnes.
17:13	Who so rewardeth euell for good, the plage shall not departe from his house.
17:14	The beginninge of stryfe is as when a man maketh an Issue for water, therfore or the metynge be leaue of contencyon.
17:15	The Lorde hateth as well him that iustifieth the vngodly, as him that condempneth the innocent.
17:16	What helpeth it to geue a foole treasure in hys hande, where as he hath no mynde to bye wysdome?
17:17	He is a frende that all waye loueth, and in aduersyte a man shall knowe who is hys brother.
17:18	Who so promyseth by the hande, and is suertye for his neyghboure, he is a foole.
17:19	He that delyteth in synne loueth stryfe: and who so setteth his dore to hye, seketh after a fall.
17:20	Who so hath a frowarde herte, opteyneth no good: and he that hath an ouerthwarte tonge, shall fall into myschefe.
17:21	He that begettith a fole begettith his sorowe, & the father of a foole can haue no ioye.
17:22	A mery herte maketh a lusty age, but a sorowfull mynde dryeth vp the bones.
17:23	The vngodly taketh gyftes out of the bosome, to wreste the wayes of iudgement.
17:24	Wysdome shyneth in the face of him that hath vnderstandynge, but the eyes of fooles wandre thorowe out all landes.
17:25	An vndiscrete sonne is a grefe vnto hys father, and an heuynesse vnto hys mother.
17:26	To punyshe the innocent, and to smite the prynces that geue true iudgement, are both euell.
17:27	A wyse man, vseth fewe wordes, and he is a man of vnderstandynge, that maketh moch of hys sprete.
17:28	Yee a very foole (when he holdeth hys tonge) is counted wyse, and to haue vnderstandynge, when he shutteth hys lyppes.

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