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| 19:1 | Better is the pore that lyueth godly, then the blasphemer that is but a fole. |
| 19:2 | Where no discrecyon is, there the soule is inclined to the thyng that is not good, and is swyft on fote, and offendeth. |
| 19:3 | Folysshenes maketh a man to go out of hys waye, & then is hys herte vnpacient against the Lorde. |
| 19:4 | Ryches make many frendes: but the pore is forsaken of hys neyghboure. |
| 19:5 | A false witnes shall not remayne vnpunysshed: and he that speaketh lyes shall not escape. |
| 19:6 | The multitude hangeth vpon great men: and euery man fauoureth hym that geueth rewardes. |
| 19:7 | As for the poore, he is hated amonge all his brethren: yee, hys awne frendes withdrawe from him: and yf he aske them the cause, they dysdayne to answere hym. |
| 19:8 | He that is wyse, loueth hys awne soule: and kepeth vnderstandinge, that he maye prospere. |
| 19:9 | A false witnes shall not remayne vnpunyshed: and he that speaketh lyes shall peryshe. |
| 19:10 | Pleasure becommeth not a foole, moch more vnsemely is it, a bonde man to haue the rule of prynces. |
| 19:11 | A wyse man can put of displeasure: and it is hys honoure to lett some fautes passe. |
| 19:12 | The kynges dysfauoure is lyke the roarynge of a lyon, but hys frendshypis lyke the dewe vpon the grasse. |
| 19:13 | An vndyscrete sonne is the heuynes of his father: & a braulyng wyfe is lyke the top of an house, where thorowe it is euer droppynge. |
| 19:14 | House and rychesse maye a man haue by the herytage of hys elders: but a dyscrete woman is the gyft of the Lorde. |
| 19:15 | Slouthfulnes bryngeth slepe: and a soule accustomed with crafte shall suffre honger. |
| 19:16 | Whoso kepeth the commaundment, kepeth his awne soule: but he that regardeth not hys waye, shall dye. |
| 19:17 | He that hath pitye vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lorde: and loke what he layeth out, it shalbe payed hym agayne. |
| 19:18 | Chasten thy sonne whyle there is hope: but let not thy soule be moued to slaye hym. |
| 19:19 | A man of great wrath beareth a payne: and though thou once deliuer him, thou must agayne do asmoch for him. |
| 19:20 | O geue care vnto good councell, and be content to be reformed, that thou mayest be wyse in thy latter dayes. |
| 19:21 | There are many deuyces in a mans herte: neuertheles, the councell of the Lorde shall stande. |
| 19:22 | It is a mans worship to do good: & better it is to be a pore man then a dissembler. |
| 19:23 | The feare of the Lord bringeth a man to lyfe: and he shall rest the hole night in plenteousnes, without visitacyon of anye plage. |
| 19:24 | A slouthfull man shuteth his handes into his bosom, as into the pot: and wyll not take payne to put it to hys mouth. |
| 19:25 | If thou smytest a scornefull persone, the ignoraunt shall take better heed: and yf thou reprouest one that hath vnderstondynge, he wylbe the wyser. |
| 19:26 | He that hurteth his father or shuteth out hys mother, is a shamefull and an vnworthy sonne. |
| 19:27 | My sonne, heare nomore the doctrine that leadeth the vnto errours from the wordes of vnderstondinge. |
| 19:28 | A false witnes laugheth iudgement to scorne: and the mouth of the vngodly eateth wickednesse. |
| 19:29 | Punyshementes are ordeyned for the scornefull: and stryppes for fooles backes. |
| 19:1 | Betere is a pore man, that goith in his simplenesse, than a riche man bitynge hise lippis, and vnwijs. |
| 19:2 | Where is not kunnyng of the soule, is not good; and he that is hasti, in feet hirtith. |
| 19:3 | The foli of a man disseyueth hise steppis; and he brenneth in his soule ayens God. |
| 19:4 | Richessis encreessen ful many freendis; forsothe also thei ben departid fro a pore man, whiche he hadde. |
| 19:5 | A fals witnesse schal not be vnpunyschid; and he that spekith leesingis, schal not ascape. |
| 19:6 | Many men onouren the persoone of a myyti man; and ben frendis of hym that deelith yiftis. |
| 19:7 | The britheren of a pore man haten hym; ferthermore and the freendis yeden awei fer fro hym. He that sueth wordis oonli, schal haue no thing; |
| 19:8 | but he that holdith stabli the mynde, loueth his soule, and the kepere of prudence schal fynde goodis. |
| 19:9 | A fals witnesse schal not be vnpunyschid; and he that spekith leesyngis, schal perische. |
| 19:10 | Delices bicomen not a fool; nether `it bicometh a seruaunt to be lord of princes. |
| 19:11 | The teching of a man is knowun bi pacience; and his glorie is to passe ouere wickid thingis. |
| 19:12 | As the gnasting of a lioun, so and the ire of the king; and as deewe on eerbe, so and the gladnesse of the kyng. |
| 19:13 | The sorewe of the fadir is a fonned sone; and roofes droppynge contynueli is a womman ful of chiding. |
| 19:14 | Housis and richessis ben youun of fadir and modir; but a prudent wijf is youun propirli of the Lord. |
| 19:15 | Slouth bringith in sleep; and a negligent soule schal haue hungur. |
| 19:16 | He that kepith the comaundement of God, kepith his soule; but he that chargith not his weie, schal be slayn. |
| 19:17 | He that hath mercy on a pore man, leeneth to the Lord; and he schal yelde his while to hym. |
| 19:18 | Teche thi sone, and dispeire thou not; but sette thou not thi soule to the sleyng of hym. |
| 19:19 | Forsothe he that is vnpacient, schal suffre harm; and whanne he hath rauyschid, he schal leie to anothir thing. |
| 19:20 | Here thou counsel, and take thou doctryn; that thou be wijs in thi laste thingis. |
| 19:21 | Many thouytis ben in the herte of a man; but the wille of the Lord schal dwelle. |
| 19:22 | A nedi man is merciful; and betere is a pore iust man, than a man liere. |
| 19:23 | The drede of the Lord ledith to lijf `of blis; and he `that dredith God schal dwelle in plentee, with outen visityng `of the worste. |
| 19:24 | A slow man hidith his hond vndur the armpit; and putteth it not to his mouth. |
| 19:25 | Whanne a man ful of pestilence is betun, a fool schal be wisere. If thou blamist a wijs man, he schal vndurstonde techyng. |
| 19:26 | He that turmentith the fadir, and fleeth fro the modir, schal be ful of yuel fame, and schal be cursid. |
| 19:27 | Sone, ceesse thou not to here techyng; and knowe thou the wordis of kunnyng. |
| 19:28 | A wickid witnesse scorneth doom; and the mouth of vnpitouse men deuourith wickidnesse. |
| 19:29 | Domes ben maad redi to scorneris; and hameris smytynge ben maad redi to the bodies of foolis. |
| 19:1 | Better is the poore that lyueth godly, the the blasphemer that is but a foole. |
| 19:2 | Where no discrecion is, there the soule is not well: and who so is swifte on fote, stombleth hastely. |
| 19:3 | Foolishnesse maketh a man to go out of his waye, & then is his herte vnpacient agaynst the LORDE. |
| 19:4 | Riches make many frendes, but the poore is forsake of his owne frendes. |
| 19:5 | A false wytnesse shal not remayne vnpunyshed, and he that speaketh lyes shal not escape. |
| 19:6 | The multitude hageth vpo greate men, & euery man fauoureth him that geueth rewardes. |
| 19:7 | As for the poore, he is hated amonge all his brethren: yee his owne frendes forsake him, & he that geueth credece vnto wordes, getteth nothinge. |
| 19:8 | He that is wyse, loueth his owne soule: and who so hath vnderstondinge, shal prospere. |
| 19:9 | A false wytnesse shal not remayne vnpunyshed, & he yt speaketh lyes shal perishe. |
| 19:10 | Delicate ease becometh not a foole, moch more vnsemely is it, a bonde man to haue ye rule of prynces. |
| 19:11 | A wyse man putteth of displeasure, & it is his honor to let some fautes passe. |
| 19:12 | The kynges disfauor is like ye roaringe of a Lyo, but his fredshpe is like the dewe vpo ye grasse. |
| 19:13 | An vndiscrete sonne is ye heuynes of his father, & a braulynge wife is like the topp of an house, where thorow it is euer droppynge. |
| 19:14 | House & riches maye a ma haue by ye heretage of his elders, but a discrete woma is the gifte of the LORDE. |
| 19:15 | Slouthfulnes bryngeth slepe, & an ydell soule shal suffer hoger. |
| 19:16 | Who so kepeth the comaundemet, kepeth his owne soule: but he yt regardeth not his waye, shal dye. |
| 19:17 | He yt hath pitie vpon the poore, ledeth vnto ye LORDE: & loke what he layeth out, it shalbe payed him agayne. |
| 19:18 | Chaste yi sonne whyle there is hope, but let not yi soule be moued to slaye hi. |
| 19:19 | For greate wrath bryngeth harme, therfore let him go, and so mayest thou teach him more nurtoure. |
| 19:20 | O geue eare vnto good councell, & be content to be refourmed, that thou mayest bewyse here after. |
| 19:21 | There are many deuices in a mas herte, neuertheles the coucell of ye LORDE shal stode. |
| 19:22 | It is a mans worshipe to do good, & better it is to be a poore ma, then a dyssembler. |
| 19:23 | The feare of the LORDE preserueth the life, yee it geueth pleteousnes, without the visitacio of any plage. |
| 19:24 | A slouthfull body shuteth his honde in to his bosome, so yt he can not put it to his mouth. |
| 19:25 | Yf thou smytest a scorneful personne, the ignoraut shal take better hede: & yf thou reprouest one yt hath vnderstondinge, he wil be ye wyser. |
| 19:26 | He yt hurteth his father or shuteth out his mother, is a shamefull & an vnworthy sonne. |
| 19:27 | My sonne, heare nomore the doctrine yt leadeth the awaye from the wordes of vnderstondinge. |
| 19:28 | A false wytnes laugheth iudgmet to scorne, & the mouth of the vngodly eateth vp wickednes. |
| 19:29 | Punyshmentes are ordened for the scornefull, and stripes for fooles backes. |
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