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17:1	Betere is a drie mussel with ioye, than an hous ful of sacrifices with chidyng.
17:2	A wijs seruaunt schal be lord of fonned sones; and he schal departe eritage among britheren.
17:3	As siluer is preued bi fier, and gold is preued bi a chymnei, so the Lord preueth hertis.
17:4	An yuel man obeieth to a wickid tunge; and a fals man obeieth to false lippis.
17:5	He that dispisith a pore man, repreueth his maker; and he that is glad in the fallyng of another man, schal not be vnpunyschid.
17:6	The coroun of elde men is the sones of sones; and the glorie of sones is the fadris of hem.
17:7	Wordis wel set togidere bisemen not a fool; and a liynge lippe bicometh not a prince.
17:8	A preciouse stoon moost acceptable is the abiding of hym that sekith; whidur euere he turneth hym silf, he vndurstondith prudentli.
17:9	He that helith trespas, sekith frenschipis; he that rehersith bi an hiy word, departith hem, that ben knyt togidere in pees.
17:10	A blamyng profitith more at a prudent man, than an hundryd woundis at a fool.
17:11	Euere an yuel man sekith stryues; forsothe a cruel aungel schal be sent ayens hym.
17:12	It spedith more to meete a femal bere, whanne the whelpis ben rauyschid, than a fool tristynge to hym silf in his foli.
17:13	Yuel schal not go a wei fro the hous of hym, that yeldith yuels for goodis.
17:14	He that leeueth watir, is heed of stryues; and bifor that he suffrith wrong, he forsakith dom.
17:15	Bothe he that iustifieth a wickid man, and he that condempneth a iust man, euer ethir is abhomynable at God.
17:16	What profitith it to a fool to haue richessis, sithen he mai not bie wisdom? He that makith his hous hiy, sekith falling; and he that eschewith to lerne, schal falle in to yuels.
17:17	He that is a frend, loueth in al tyme; and a brother is preuyd in angwischis.
17:18	A fonned man schal make ioie with hondis, whanne he hath bihiyt for his frend.
17:19	He that bithenkith discordis, loueth chidingis; and he that enhaunsith his mouth, sekith fallyng.
17:20	He that is of weiward herte, schal not fynde good; and he that turneth the tunge, schal falle in to yuel.
17:21	A fool is borun in his schenschipe; but nether the fadir schal be glad in a fool.
17:22	A ioiful soule makith likinge age; a sorewful spirit makith drie boonys.
17:23	A wickid man takith yiftis fro the bosum, to mys turne the pathis of doom.
17:24	Wisdom schyneth in the face of a prudent man; the iyen of foolis ben in the endis of erthe.
17:25	A fonned sone is the ire of the fadir, and the sorewe of the modir that gendride hym.
17:26	It is not good to brynge in harm to a iust man; nether to smyte the prince that demeth riytfuli.
17:27	He that mesurith his wordis, is wijs and prudent; and a lerud man is of preciouse spirit.
17:28	Also a foole, if he is stille, schal be gessid a wijs man; and, if he pressith togidre hise lippis, he `schal be gessid an vndurstondynge man.


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.


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