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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	Boast not thy selfe of to morowe: for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
27:2	Let another man prayse thee, and not thine owne mouth: a stranger, and not thine owne lips.
27:3	A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.
27:4	Anger is cruell, and wrath is raging: but who can stand before enuie?
27:5	Open rebuke is better then secret loue.
27:6	The wounds of a louer are faithful, and the kisses of an enemie are pleasant.
27:7	The person that is full, despiseth an hony combe: but vnto the hungry soule euery bitter thing is sweete.
27:8	As a bird that wandreth from her nest, so is a man that wandreth from his owne place.
27:9	As oyntment and perfume reioyce the heart, so doeth the sweetenes of a mans friend by hearty counsell.
27:10	Thine owne friend and thy fathers friend forsake thou not: neither enter into thy brothers house in the day of thy calamitie: for better is a neighbour that is neere, then a brother farre off.
27:11	My sonne, be wise, and reioyce mine heart, that I may answere him that reprocheth me.
27:12	A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.
27:13	Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.
27:14	He that prayseth his friend with a loude voyce, rising earely in the morning, it shall be counted to him as a curse.
27:15	A continual dropping in the day of raine, and a contentious woman are alike.
27:16	He that hideth her, hideth the winde, and she is as ye oyle in his right hand, that vttereth it selfe.
27:17	Yron sharpeneth yron, so doeth man sharpen the face of his friend.
27:18	He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eate the fruite thereof: so he that waiteth vpon his master, shall come to honour.
27:19	As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
27:20	The graue and destruction can neuer be full, so the eyes of man can neuer be satisfied.
27:21	As is the fining pot for siluer and the fornace for golde, so is euery man according to his dignitie.
27:22	Though thou shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate brayed with a pestell, yet will not his foolishnes depart from him.
27:23	Be diligent to know ye state of thy flocke, and take heede to the heardes.
27:24	For riches remaine not alway, nor the crowne from generation to generation.
27:25	The hey discouereth it selfe, and the grasse appeareth, and the herbes of the mountaines are gathered.
27:26	The lambes are for thy clothing, and the goates are the price of the fielde.
27:27	And let the milke of the goates be sufficient for thy foode, for the foode of thy familie, and for the sustenance of thy maydes.


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