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25:1	These also are the parables of Salomon, which the men of Ezekiah Kynge of Iuda copied out.
25:2	It is the honour of God to kepe a thinge secrete, but the kynges honour is to search out a thyng.
25:3	The heauen is hye, the earth is depe, & the kynges herte is vnsearcheable.
25:4	Take the drosse from the syluer, & there shalbe a cleane vessell therof.
25:5	Take awaye vngodlynesse from the kinge, & his seate shalbe stablished wt ryghteousnes.
25:6	Put not forth thy selfe in the presence of the king, & preace not into the place of greate men.
25:7	Better is it that it be sayde vnto the: come vp hyther, then thou to be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thou seyst wt thyne eyes.
25:8	Be not hastie to go to the lawe, lest happlye thou do some offence after the strife be ended wherby thy neyghbour put the to shame.
25:9	Handle thy matter wt thy neyghbour him selfe, and discouer not another mans secrete:
25:10	lest when men heare therof, it turne to thy disshonoure, and least thyne euell name do not ceasse.
25:11	A worde spoken in due season, is lyke apples of golde in a graued worke of syluer.
25:12	The correccion of the wyse is to an obedient eare, a golden cheine & a Iewell of golde.
25:13	Lyke as the winter coole in the haruest, so is a faythfull messaunger to them that send him: for he refressheth his masters mynde.
25:14	Whoso maketh greate boastes & geueth nothyng, is lyke cloudes & wynde without rayne.
25:15	With pacience is a prince pacified, & wt a soft tong is rygorousnes broken.
25:16	If thou findest hony, eate so moch as is sufficient for the: lest thou be ouerfull, & perbrake it out agayne.
25:17	Withdraw thy foote from thy neyghbours house least he be wery of the, & so abhorre the.
25:18	Who so beareth false wytnesse against his neyghboure, he is a very clubb, a swearde, & a sharpe arowe.
25:19	The hope that is put in a false man in tyme of neade, is lyke a rotten toth & a slypperi foote.
25:20	who so taketh awaye a mans garment in the colde wether, is lyke vyneger vpon chalck, or lyke him that syngeth songes to an heuie hart.
25:21	If thyne enemye honger, feade him: yf he thryst, geue him drinke:
25:22	for so shalt thou heape coales of fyre vpon hys head, and the Lorde shall rewarde the.
25:23	The North winde dryueth awaye the rayne, euen so doth an earnest sober countenaunce a backbyters tonge,
25:24	It is better to syt in a corner vnder the rofe, then with a brauling woman in a wyde house:
25:25	A good reporte out of a farre countre, is lyke coulde water to a thyrstie soule.
25:26	A ryghteous man fallynge downe before the vngodly, is lyke a troubled well & a springe that is destroyed.
25:27	Lyke as it is not good to eate to moch hony, euen so he that will search out hye thynges, it shall be to heuy for hym.
25:28	He that cannot rule hym selfe, is lyke a cyte which is broken downe, & hath no walles.


25:1	Also these ben the Parablis of Salomon, whiche the men of Ezechie, kyng of Juda, translatiden.
25:2	The glorie of God is to hele a word; and the glorie of kyngis is to seke out a word.
25:3	Heuene aboue, and the erthe bynethe, and the herte of kyngis is vnserchable.
25:4	Do thou a wei rust fro siluer, and a ful cleene vessel schal go out.
25:5	Do thou awei vnpite fro the cheer of the kyng, and his trone schal be maad stidfast bi riytfulnesse.
25:6	Appere thou not gloriouse bifore the kyng, and stonde thou not in the place of grete men.
25:7	For it is betere, that it be seid to thee, Stie thou hidur, than that thou be maad low bifore the prince.
25:8	Brynge thou not forth soone tho thingis in strijf, whiche thin iyen sien; lest aftirward thou maist not amende, whanne thou hast maad thi frend vnhonest.
25:9	Trete thi cause with thi frend, and schewe thou not priuyte to a straunge man;
25:10	lest perauenture he haue ioye of thi fal, whanne he hath herde, and ceesse not to do schenschipe to thee. Grace and frenschip delyueren, whiche kepe thou to thee, that thou be not maad repreuable.
25:11	A goldun pomel in beddis of siluer is he, that spekith a word in his time.
25:12	A goldun eere ryng, and a schinynge peerle is he, that repreueth a wijs man, and an eere obeiynge.
25:13	As the coold of snow in the dai of heruest, so a feithful messanger to hym that sente `thilke messanger, makith his soule to haue reste.
25:14	A cloude and wind, and reyn not suynge, is a gloriouse man, and not fillynge biheestis.
25:15	A prince schal be maad soft bi pacience; and a soft tunge schal breke hardnesse.
25:16	Thou hast founde hony, ete thou that that suffisith to thee; lest perauenture thou be fillid, and brake it out.
25:17	Withdrawe thi foot fro the hous of thi neiybore; lest sum tyme he be fillid, and hate thee.
25:18	A dart, and a swerd, and a scharp arowe, a man that spekith fals witnessing ayens his neiybore.
25:19	A rotun tooth, and a feynt foot is he, that hopith on an vnfeithful man in the dai of angwisch,
25:20	and leesith his mentil in the dai of coold. Vynegre in a vessel of salt is he, that singith songis to the worste herte. As a mouyte noieth a cloth, and a worm noieth a tree, so the sorewe of a man noieth the herte.
25:21	If thin enemy hungrith, feede thou him; if he thirstith, yyue thou watir to hym to drinke;
25:22	for thou schalt gadere togidere coolis on his heed; and the Lord schal yelde to thee.
25:23	The north wind scatereth reynes; and a sorewful face distrieth a tunge bacbitinge.
25:24	It is betere to sitte in the corner of an hous without roof, than with a womman ful of chidyng, and in a comyn hous.
25:25	Coold watir to a thirsti man; and a good messanger fro a fer lond.
25:26	A welle disturblid with foot, and a veyne brokun, a iust man fallinge bifore a wickid man.
25:27	As it is not good to hym that etith myche hony; so he that is a serchere of maieste, schal be put doun fro glorie.
25:28	As a citee opyn, and with out cumpas of wallis; so is a man that mai not refreyne his spirit in speking.


25:1	These also are Salomons prouerbes, which the men of Ezechias kinge of Iuda gathered together.
25:2	It is the honor of God to kepe a thinge secrete, but ye kinges honor is to search out a thinge.
25:3	The heauen is hie, ye earth is depe, and ye kinges hert is vnsearcheable.
25:4	Take ye drosse from ye syluer, & there shalbe a cleane vessell therof.
25:5	Take awaye vngodlinesse fro ye kynge, & his seate shal be stablished wt rightuousnes.
25:6	Put not forth yi self in ye presence of ye kynge, & prease not in to ye place of greate men.
25:7	Better it is yt it be sayde vnto ye: come vp hither, then thou to be set downe in ye presence of ye prynce, whom thou seyst with thine eyes.
25:8	Be not haistie to go to the lawe, lest happlie thou ordre yi self so at ye last, yt thy neghbor put ye to shame.
25:9	Handle thy matter wt yi neghbor himself, & discouer not another mans secrete:
25:10	lest whan men heare therof, it turne to yi dishonor, & lest thine euell name do not ceasse.
25:11	A worde spoken in due season, is like apples of golde in a syluer dyshe.
25:12	The correccion of the wyse is to an obedient eare, a golden cheyne and a Iewel of golde.
25:13	Like as the wynter coole in the haruest, so is a faithfull messaunger to him that sent him, & refre?sheth his masters mynde.
25:14	Who so maketh greate boastes & geueth nothinge, is like cloudes & wynde without rayne.
25:15	With pacience maye a prynce be pacified, & wt a soft tonge maye rigorousnes be broke.
25:16	Yf thou findest hony, eate so moch as is sufficiet for ye: lest thou be ouer full, & perbreake it out againe.
25:17	Withdrawe yi foote fro thy neghbours house, lest he be weery of the, and so abhorre the.
25:18	Who so beareth false wytnesse agaynst his neghboure, he is a very speare, a swearde & a sharpe arowe.
25:19	The hope of the vngodly in tyme of nede, is like a rotten toth and a slippery foote.
25:20	Who so syngeth a songe to a wicked herte, clotheth hi with ragges in the colde, and poureth vyneger vpon chalke.
25:21	Yf thine enemie honger, fede him: yf he thyrst, geue him drynke:
25:22	for so shalt thou heape coales offyre vpo his heade, and the LORDE shal rewarde the.
25:23	The north wynde dryueth awaye the rayne, euen so doth an earnest sober countenauce a backbyters tonge.
25:24	It is better to syt in a corner vnder the rofe, then wt a braulynge woman in a wyde house.
25:25	A good reporte out of a farre countre, is like colde water to a thyrstie soule.
25:26	A righteous man fallynge downe before the vngodly, is like a troubled well and a sprynge yt is destroyed.
25:27	Like as it is not good to eate to moch hony, euen so he that wyll search out hye thynges, it shal be to heuy for him.
25:28	He that can not rule himself, is like a cite, which is broken downe, and hath no walles.

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