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| 7:1 | A Good name is more worth then a precyous oyntment, and the daye of death is better then the daye of byrth. |
| 7:2 | It is better to go into an house of mourninge, then into a bancketinge house. For there is the ende of all men, & he that is liuing, taketh it to hert: |
| 7:3 | grauytie is better then to laugh: for when the countenaunce is heuy, the herte is refourmed. |
| 7:4 | The hert of the wyse is in the mournyng house, but the hert of the folysh is in the house of myrth. |
| 7:5 | It is better to geue care to the chastenynge of a wyse man then to heare the songe of fooles. |
| 7:6 | For the laughinge of foles is lyke the crackynge of thornes vnder a pot. And that is but a vayne thynge. |
| 7:7 | The wyse man hateth wronge delynge: & abhorreth the harte that couetith rewardes. |
| 7:8 | Better it is to consydre, the ende of a thinge then the begynnynge. The pacient of sprete is better then the hye mynded. |
| 7:9 | Be not hastely angrie in thy mynde, for wrath resteth in the bosome of fooles. |
| 7:10 | Saye not thou: What is the cause, that the dayes of the olde tyme were better, then they that be nowe? for that were no wyse question. |
| 7:11 | Wysdome wt enheritaunce is good yet better is it wt them that without care may beholde the sonne. |
| 7:12 | For wysdome defendeth as well as moneye, & the excellent knowledge & wysdome geueth lyfe vnto him that hath it in possession. |
| 7:13 | Considre the worke of God how that no man can make the thing straight which he maketh croked. |
| 7:14 | Use wel the tyme of prosperite, & remembre the tyme of mysfortune: for God maketh the one by the other, so that a man can fynde nothing els. |
| 7:15 | All thinges haue I considred in the tyme of my vanite: that the iust man perisheth for his righteousnes sake, & the vngodly lyueth in hys wyckednesse. |
| 7:16 | Therfore be thou nether to ryghteous ner ouer wyse, that thou perishe not: |
| 7:17 | be nether to vnryghteous also ner to folysh, lest thou dye before thy tyme. |
| 7:18 | It is good for the to take holde of this, & not to let that go out of thy hand. For he that feareth God, commeth forth with them all. |
| 7:19 | Wysdome geueth more corage vnto the wyse, then ten myghtie men of the citye: |
| 7:20 | for there is not one iust vpon earth, that doth good, and synneth not. |
| 7:21 | Take not hede vnto euery worde that is spoken, lest thou heare thy seruaunt curse the: |
| 7:22 | for thine awne hert knoweth that thou thy selfe also hast oft tymes spoken euell by other men. |
| 7:23 | All these thinges haue I proued in wysdome: for I thought to be wyse but she went farther fro me then she was before, |
| 7:24 | yee & so depe that I might not reach vnto her. |
| 7:25 | I applyed my mynde also vnto knowledge, & to seke & searche oute science, wysdome & vnderstanding: to knowe the foolyshnesse of the vngodly, & the errour of dotinge fooles. |
| 7:26 | And I founde, that a woman is bytterer then death: for she hath cast abrode, her herte as a nett that men fishe with, and her handes are cheynes. Who so pleaseth God, shall escape from her: but the synner will be taken with her. |
| 7:27 | Beholde (sayeth the preacher) thys haue I diligently searched oute & proued. One thinge must be considred with another, that a man may come by knowledge: whych as yet I seke, & fynde it not. |
| 7:28 | Among a thousande men I haue founde one, but not one woman amonge all. |
| 7:29 | Lo, this onely haue I founde, that God made man iust and ryght, but they sought many inuencions. |
| 7:1 | The wisdom of a man schyneth in his cheer; and the myytieste schal chaunge his face. |
| 7:2 | A good name is betere than preciouse oynementis; and the dai of deth is betere than the dai of birthe. |
| 7:3 | It is betere to go to the hous of morenyng, than to the hous of a feeste; for in that hous `of morenyng the ende of alle men is monestid, and a man lyuynge thenkith, what is to comynge. |
| 7:4 | Yre is betere than leiyyng; for the soule of a trespassour is amendid bi the heuynesse of cheer. |
| 7:5 | The herte of wise men is where sorewe is; and the herte of foolis is where gladnesse is. |
| 7:6 | It is betere to be repreued of a wijs man, than to be disseyued bi the flateryng of foolis; |
| 7:7 | for as the sown of thornes brennynge vndur a pot, so is the leiyyng of a fool. But also this is vanyte. |
| 7:8 | Fals chalenge disturblith a wijs man, and it schal leese the strengthe of his herte. |
| 7:9 | Forsothe the ende of preyer is betere than the bigynnyng. A pacient man is betere than a proud man. |
| 7:10 | Be thou not swift to be wrooth; for ire restith in the bosum of a fool. |
| 7:11 | Seie thou not, What gessist thou is of cause, that the formere tymes weren betere than ben now? for whi siche axyng is fonned. |
| 7:12 | Forsothe wisdom with richessis is more profitable, and profitith more to men seynge the sunne. |
| 7:13 | For as wisdom defendith, so money defendith; but lernyng and wisdom hath this more, that tho yyuen lijf to `her weldere. |
| 7:14 | Biholde thou the werkis of God, that no man may amende hym, whom God hath dispisid. |
| 7:15 | In a good day vse thou goodis, and bifore eschewe thou an yuel day; for God made so this dai as that dai, that a man fynde not iust playnyngis ayens hym. |
| 7:16 | Also Y siy these thingis in the daies of my natyuyte; a iust man perischith in his riytfulnesse, and a wickid man lyueth myche tyme in his malice. |
| 7:17 | Nyle thou be iust myche, nether vndurstonde thou more than is nedeful; lest thou be astonyed. |
| 7:18 | Do thou not wickidli myche, and nyle thou be a fool; lest thou die in a tyme not thin. |
| 7:19 | It is good, that thou susteyne a iust man; but also withdrawe thou not thin hond from hym; for he that dredith God, is not necligent of ony thing. |
| 7:20 | Wisdom hath coumfortid a wise man, ouer ten pryncis of a citee. |
| 7:21 | Forsothe no iust man is in erthe, that doith good, and synneth not. |
| 7:22 | But also yyue thou not thin herte to alle wordis, that ben seid; lest perauenture thou here thi seruaunt cursynge thee; |
| 7:23 | for thi conscience woot, that also thou hast cursid ofte othere men. |
| 7:24 | I asayede alle thingis in wisdom; Y seide, I schal be maad wijs, and it yede awei ferthere fro me, myche more than it was; |
| 7:25 | and the depthe is hiy, who schal fynde it? |
| 7:26 | I cumpasside alle thingis in my soule, to kunne, and biholde, and seke wisdom and resoun, and to knowe the wickidnesse of a fool, and the errour of vnprudent men. |
| 7:27 | And Y foond a womman bitterere than deth, which is the snare of hunteris, and hir herte is a net, and hir hondis ben boondis; he that plesith God schal ascape hir, but he that is a synnere, schal be takun of hir. |
| 7:28 | Lo! Y foond this, seide Ecclesiastes, oon and other, that Y schulde fynde resoun, which my soule sekith yit; |
| 7:29 | and Y foond not. I foond o man of a thousynde; Y foond not a womman of alle. |
| 7:1 | A good name is more worth then a precious oyntment, and the daye of death is better the ye daye of byrth. |
| 7:2 | It is better to go in to an house of mournynge, then in to a bancket house. For there is the ende of all men, and he that is lyuinge, taketh it to herte. |
| 7:3 | It is better to be sory then to laugh, for whe the countenaunce is heuy, the herte is ioyfull. |
| 7:4 | The herte of ye wyse is in the mournynge house, but the hert of the foolish is in the house of myrth. |
| 7:5 | It is better to geue eare to the chastenynge of a wyse man, then to heare the songe of fooles. |
| 7:6 | For the laughinge of fooles is like ye crackynge of thornes vnder a pott. And yt is but a vayne thinge. |
| 7:7 | Who so doeth wronge, maketh a wyse man to go out of his witt, and destroyeth a gentle hert. |
| 7:8 | The ende of a thinge is better then the begynnynge. The pacient of sprete is better then the hie mynded. |
| 7:9 | Be not haistely angrie in yi mynde, for wrath resteth in the bosome of a foole. |
| 7:10 | Saye not thou: What is the cause that ye dayes of ye olde tyme were better, then they yt be now? for that were no wyse question. |
| 7:11 | Wy?dome is better then riches, yee moch more worth then the eye sight. |
| 7:12 | For wy?dome defendeth as well as moneye, and the excellent knowlege and wy?dome geueth life vnto him that hath it in possession. |
| 7:13 | Considre the worke of God, how that no man can make the thinge straight, which he maketh croked. |
| 7:14 | Vse well the tyme of prosperite, and remembre the tyme of mysfortune: for God maketh the one by the other, so that a man can fynde nothinge els. |
| 7:15 | These ij. thiges also haue I cosidred in ye tyme of vanite: yt the iust man perisheth for his rightuousnes sake, & the vngodly liueth in his wickednesse. |
| 7:16 | Therfore be thou nether to rightuous ner ouer wyse, yt thou perish not: |
| 7:17 | be nether to vnrightuous also ner to foolish, lest thou die before thy tyme. |
| 7:18 | It is good for the to take holde of this, & not to let yt go out of thy hande. For he yt feareth God shal escape them all. |
| 7:19 | Wy?dome geueth more corage vnto the wyse, then ten mightie men of the citie: |
| 7:20 | for there is not one iust vpo earth, yt doth good, & sinneth not. |
| 7:21 | Take not hede vnto euery worde yt is spoken, lest thou heare thy seruaunt curse the: |
| 7:22 | for thine owne hert knoweth, that thou thy self also hast oft tymes spoke euell by other men. |
| 7:23 | All these thinges haue I proued because of wy?dome: for I thought to be wyse, but she wente farther fro me |
| 7:24 | then she was before, yee & so depe that I might not reach vnto her. |
| 7:25 | I applied my mynde also vnto knowlege, and to seke out sciece, wisdome and vnderstondinge: to knowe the foolishnesse of the vngodly, and the erroure of dotinge fooles. |
| 7:26 | And I founde, that a woman is bytterer then death: for she is a very angle, hir hert is a nett, and hir handes are cheynes. Who so pleaseth God shal escape from her, but the synner will be taken wt her. |
| 7:27 | Beholde (sayeth ye preacher) this haue I diligently searched out & proued, yt I might come by knowlege: which as yet I seke, and fynde it not. |
| 7:28 | Amonge a thousande men I haue founde one, but not one woman amonge all. |
| 7:29 | Lo, this onely haue I founde, that God made man iust & right, but they seke dyuerse sotylties, |
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