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27:1	Make not thy boost of to morowe for thou knowest not what maye happen to daye.
27:2	Let another man prayse the, and not thyne awne mouth: yee other folckes lyppes, and not thyne.
27:3	The stone is heuy and the sande weyghtye: but a fooles wrath is heuyer then them both.
27:4	Wrath is a cruell thinge and furiousnesse is a very tempest: but who is able to abyde enuye?
27:5	An open rebuke is better then a secrete loue.
27:6	Faythfull are the woundes of a louer, but the kysses of an enemye are cruell.
27:7	He that is full, abhoreth an hony combe: but vnto him that is hongrye, euery sowre thinge is swete.
27:8	He that oft tymes flytteth, is lyke a byrde that forsaketh her nest.
27:9	Balme and swete encense make the hert mery: so is the swete counsell of a mans frende that agreeth to his purpose.
27:10	Thyne awne frende and thy fathers frende se thou forsake not: but go not into thy brothers house in tyme of thy trouble. For better is a frende at hand then a brother farre of.
27:11	My sonne, be wyse, and thou shalt make me a glad herte so that I shall make answere vnto my rebukers.
27:12	A wyse man seynge the plage. wyll hyde hym selfe, as for fooles they go on styll, and suffer harme.
27:13	Take hys garment that is suertye for a straunger, and take a pledge of him for the vnknowen mans sake.
27:14	He that is to hastye to prayse hys neyghboure aboue measure, shalbe taken as one that geueth hym an euell reporte.
27:15	A braulynge woman and the rofe of the house droppynge in a raynye daye, maye well be compared together.
27:16	He that refrayneth her, refrayneth the wynde, & holdeth oyle fast in hys hande.
27:17	Lyke as one yron whetteth another, so doth one man comforte another.
27:18	Who so kepeth hys fygge tre, shall enioye the frutes therof: euen so, he that wayteth vpon his master, shall come to honoure.
27:19	Lyke as in one water there apeare dyuerse faces, euen so diuerse men haue diuerse hertes.
27:20	Lyke as hell and destruccyon are neuer full, euen so the eyes of men can neuer be satisfyed.
27:21	Syluer is tryed in the moulde, and golde in the fornace, and so is a man, when he is openly praysed to hys face.
27:22	Though thou shuldest bray a foole wt a pestell in a morter lyke frumentye corne, yet will not hys foolyshnesse go from hym.
27:23	Se that thou knowe the nombre of thy catell thy selfe, & loke well to thy flockes.
27:24	For ryches abyde not alwaye, & the crowne endureth not for euer.
27:25	The heye groweth, the grasse commeth vp, & herbes are gathered in the mountaynes.
27:26	The lambes shall clothe the and for the goates thou shalt haue money to thy husbandry.
27:27	Thou shalt haue goates mylck ynough to fede the, to vpholde thy housholde, and to susteyne thy maydens.


27:1	Haue thou not glorie on the morewe, `not knowynge what thing the dai to comynge schal bringe forth.
27:2	Another man, and not thi mouth preise thee; a straunger, and not thi lippis `preise thee.
27:3	A stoon is heuy, and grauel is chariouse; but the ire of a fool is heuyere than euer eithir.
27:4	Ire hath no merci, and woodnesse brekynge out `hath no merci; and who mai suffre the fersnesse of a spirit stirid?
27:5	Betere is opyn repreuyng, than loue hid.
27:6	Betere ben the woundis of hym that loueth, than the gileful cossis of hym that hatith.
27:7	A man fillid schal dispise an hony coomb; but an hungri man schal take, yhe, bittir thing for swete.
27:8	As a brid passinge ouer fro his nest, so is a man that forsakith his place.
27:9	The herte delitith in oynement, and dyuerse odours; and a soule is maad swete bi the good counsels of a frend.
27:10	Forsake thou not thi frend, and the frend of thi fadir; and entre thou not in to the hous of thi brothir, in the dai of thi turment. Betere is a neiybore nyy, than a brothir afer.
27:11	Mi sone, studie thou a boute wisdom, and make thou glad myn herte; that thou maist answere a word to a dispisere.
27:12	A fel man seynge yuel was hid; litle men of wit passinge forth suffriden harmes.
27:13	Take thou awei his clooth, that bihiyte for a straunger; and take thou awei a wed fro hym for an alien man.
27:14	He that blessith his neiybore with greet vois; and risith bi niyt, schal be lijk hym that cursith.
27:15	Roouys droppynge in the dai of coold, and a womman ful of chidyng ben comparisond.
27:16	He that withholdith hir, as if he holdith wynd; and auoidith the oile of his riyt hond.
27:17	Yrun is whettid bi irun; and a man whettith the face of his frend.
27:18	He that kepith a fige tre, schal ete the fruytis therof; and he that is a kepere of his lord, schal be glorified.
27:19	As the cheris of men biholdinge schynen in watris; so the hertis of men ben opyn to prudent men.
27:20	Helle and perdicioun schulen not be fillid; so and the iyen of men moun not be fillid.
27:21	As siluer is preuyd in a wellyng place, and gold `is preued in a furneys; so a man is preued bi the mouth of preyseris. The herte of a wickid man sekith out yuels; but a riytful herte sekith out kunnyng.
27:22	Thouy thou beetist a fool in a morter, as with a pestel smytynge aboue dried barli; his foli schal not be don awei fro him.
27:23	Knowe thou diligentli the cheere of thi beeste; and biholde thou thi flockis.
27:24	For thou schalt not haue power contynueli; but a coroun schal be youun to thee in generacioun and in to generacioun.
27:25	Medewis ben openyd, and greene eerbis apperiden; and hey is gaderid fro hillis.
27:26	Lambren be to thi clothing; and kidis be to the prijs of feeld.
27:27	The mylke of geete suffice to thee for thi meetis; in to the necessarie thingis of thin hous, and to lijflode to thin handmaidis.


27:1	Make not thy boost of tomorow, for thou knowest not what maye happen todaye.
27:2	Let another ma prayse the, & not thine owne mouth: yee other folkes lippes, and not thyne.
27:3	The stone is heuy, and the sonde weightie: but a fooles wrath is heuyer then they both.
27:4	Wrath is a cruell thige, and furiousnesse is a very tempest: yee who is able to abyde envye?
27:5	An open rebuke is better, then a secrete loue.
27:6	Faithfull are the woundes of a louer, but ye kysses of an enemie are disceatfull.
27:7	He that is full, abhorreth an hony combe: but vnto him that is hogrie, euery sower thinge is swete.
27:8	He that oft tymes flytteth, is like a byrde yt forsaketh hir nest.
27:9	The herte is glad of a swete oyntment and sauoure, but a stomacke that ca geue good councell, reioyseth a mans neghboure.
27:10	Thyne owne frende and thy fathers frende se thou forsake not, but go not in to thy brothers house in tyme of thy trouble. Better is a frende at hode, then a brother farre of.
27:11	My sonne, be wyse, and thou shalt make me a glad herte: so that I shal make answere vnto my rebukers.
27:12	A wyse man seynge the plage wyl hyde him self, as for fooles they go on still, and suffer harme.
27:13	Take his garment that is suertie for a straunger, & take a pledge of him for the vnknowne mans sake.
27:14	He that is to hastie to praise his neghboure aboue measure, shalbe taken as one yt geueth him an euell reporte.
27:15	A brawlynge woman and the rofe of the house droppynge in a raynie daye, maye well be compared together.
27:16	He that refrayneth her, refrayneth the wynde, and holdeth oyle fast in his hode.
27:17	Like as one yro whetteth another, so doth one man comforte another.
27:18	Who so kepeth his fyge tre, shal enioye the frutes therof: he that wayteth vpon his master, shal come to honoure.
27:19	Like as in one water there apeare dyuerse faces, eue so dyuerse men haue dyuerse hertes.
27:20	Like as hell & destruccion are neuer full, euen so the eyes of me can neuer be satisfied.
27:21	Syluer is tryed in the moulde, & golde in the fornace, & so is a man, whan he is openly praysed to his face.
27:22	Though thou shuldest bray a foole wt a pestell in a morter like otemeell, yet wil not his foolishnesse go from him.
27:23	Se yt thou knowe the nombre of thy catell thy self, and loke well to thy flockes.
27:24	For riches abyde not allwaye, & the crowne endureth not for euer.
27:25	The hay groweth, ye grasse cometh vp, & herbes are gathered in ye mountaines.
27:26	The lambes shal clothe the, & for the goates thou shalt haue money to yi hu?bondry.
27:27	Thou shalt haue goates mylck ynough to fede the, to vpholde thy husholde, & to susteyne thy maydens.

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