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10:1	A Deed flye doth corrupt swete oyntement & maketh it to stynk: Euen so oft tymes he that is made for wysdome & honour, is abhorred because of a lytle foolishnes.
10:2	A wyse mans herte is vpon the ryght hande, but a fooles herte vpon the left.
10:3	A foole will shewe him self when he goeth by the way, yet thinkethe he that euery man doth as foolyshly as him selfe.
10:4	If a principal sprete be geuen the to beare rule, be not necgligent then in thine office: for he that can take cure of him selfe, auoydeth great offences.
10:5	Another plage is there, which I haue sene vnder the sonne: namely, the ignoraunce that is commenly amonge princes:
10:6	in that a foole sytteth in greate dignite, & the rych are sett downe beneth:
10:7	I haue sene seruauntes ryde vpon horses, and princes goyng vpon their fete as it were seruauntes.
10:8	But he that dyggeth vp a pyt, shal fall therin him selfe: and who so breaketh downe the hedge, a serpent shall byte hym.
10:9	Who so remoueth stones, shall haue trauayle withall: & he that heweth wood, shalbe hurt therwith.
10:10	When an yron is blont, and the poynt not sharpened, it must be whet agayne, and that wt myght: Euen so doth wysdome folowe diligence.
10:11	A babler of hys tonge is no better, then a serpent that styngeth wythout hyssynge.
10:12	The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gracious, but the lyppes of a foole wyll destroye him selfe.
10:13	The beginnyng of his talkynge is foolyshnes, & the last worde of his mouth is starke madnesse.
10:14	A foole is full of wordes, & a man cannot tell what shall come to passe: who wyll then warne him of it that shall folow after him?
10:15	The laboure of the folysh is greuous vnto them, whyle they knowe not howe to go into the citye.
10:16	Wo be vnto the (O thou lande) whose kynge is but a child, and whose princes are early at their banckettes.
10:17	But well is the (O thou lande) whose kynge is come of nobles, & whose princes eate in due season, for necessyte & not for lust.
10:18	Thorow slouthfulnesse the balckes fall downe, & thorow ydle handes it rayneth in at the house.
10:19	Meat maketh men to laugh, and wyne maketh them mery: but vnto money are all thinges obedient.
10:20	Wish the kyng no euell in thy thought & speake no hurte of the ryche in thy preuy chambre: for a byrd of the ayre shall betraye thy voyce, and with hir fethers shal she bewraye thy wordes.


10:1	Flies `that dien, leesen the swetnesse of oynement. Litil foli at a tyme is preciousere than wisdom and glorie.
10:2	The herte of a wijs man is in his riyt side; and the herte of a fool is in his left side.
10:3	But also a fool goynge in the weie, whanne he is vnwijs, gessith alle men foolis.
10:4	If the spirit of hym, that hath power, stieth on thee, forsake thou not thi place; for heeling schal make gretteste synnes to ceesse.
10:5	An yuel is, which Y siy vndur the sunne, and goith out as bi errour fro the face of the prince; a fool set in hiy dignyte,
10:6	and riche men sitte bynethe.
10:7	I siy seruauntis on horsis, and princes as seruauntis goynge on the erthe.
10:8	He that diggith a diche, schal falle in to it; and an eddre schal bite hym, that distrieth an hegge.
10:9	He that berith ouer stoonys, schal be turmentid in tho; and he that kittith trees, schal be woundid of tho.
10:10	If yrun is foldid ayen, and this is not as bifore, but is maad blunt, it schal be maad scharp with myche trauel; and wisdom schal sue aftir bisynesse.
10:11	If a serpent bitith, it bitith in silence; he that bacbitith priueli, hath no thing lesse than it.
10:12	The wordis of the mouth of a wijs man is grace; and the lippis of an vnwijs man schulen caste hym doun.
10:13	The bigynnyng of hise wordis is foli; and the laste thing of his mouth is the worste errour.
10:14	A fool multiplieth wordis; a man noot, what was bifore hym, and who mai schewe to hym that, that schal come aftir hym?
10:15	The trauel of foolis shal turment hem, that kunnen not go in to the citee.
10:16	Lond, wo to thee, whos kyng is a child, and whose princes eten eerli.
10:17	Blessid is the lond, whos kyng is noble; and whose princis eten in her tyme, to susteyne the kynde, and not to waste.
10:18	Betere is wisdom than armuris of batel; and he that synneth in o thing, schal leese many goodis.
10:19	In leiyyng thei disposen breed and wyn, that thei drynkynge ete largeli; and alle thingis obeien to monei.
10:20	In thi thouyt bacbite thou not the kyng, and in the priuete of thi bed, curse thou not a riche man; for the briddis of heuene schulen bere thi vois, and he that hath pennys, schal telle the sentence.


10:1	Deed flyes yt corruppe swete oyntment & make it to styncke, are somthinge more worth then the wy?dome & honor of a foole.
10:2	A wyse mans hert is vpon the right hande, but a fooles hert is vpon the left.
10:3	A dotinge foole thinketh, yt euery ma doth as foolishly as himself.
10:4	Yf a principall sprete be geue the to beare rule, be not negliget the in thine office: for so shal greate wickednesse be put downe, as it were wt a medecyne.
10:5	Another plage is there, which I haue sene vnder the Sonne: namely, ye ignoraunce yt is comonly amonge prynces:
10:6	in yt a foole sytteth in greate dignite, & the rich are sett downe beneth:
10:7	I se seruauntes ryde vpon horses, & prynces goinge vpon their fete as it were seruauntes.
10:8	But he yt dyggeth vp a pytt, shall fall therin himself: & who so breaketh downe the hedge, a serpent shal byte him.
10:9	Who so remoueth stones, shall haue trauayle withall: and he that heweth wod, shalbe hurt therwith.
10:10	When an yron is blont, and ye poynt not sharpened, it must be whett againe, and that with might: Euen so doth wi?dome folowe diligence.
10:11	A babler of his tonge is no better, then a serpent that styngeth without hyssynge.
10:12	The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gracious, but the lippes of a foole wil destroye himself.
10:13	The begynnynge of his talkynge is foolishnes, and the last worde of his mouth is greate madnesse.
10:14	A foole is so full of wordes, that a man can not tell what ende he wyll make: who wyl then warne him to make a conclucion?
10:15	The laboure of ye foolish is greuous vnto the, while they knowe not how to go in to the cite.
10:16	Wo be vnto the (O thou realme and londe) whose kynge is but a childe, and whose prynces are early at their banckettes.
10:17	But well is the (O thou realme and londe) whose kinge is come of nobles, and whose prynces eate in due season, for strength and not for lust.
10:18	Thorow slouthfulnesse the balkes fall downe, and thorow ydle hades it rayneth in at the house.
10:19	Meate maketh men to laugh, and wyne maketh them mery: but vnto money are all thinges obedient.
10:20	Wysh the kynge no euell in yi thought, and speake no hurte of ye ryche in thy preuy chambre: for a byrde of the ayre shal betraye thy voyce, and wt hir fethers shal she bewraye thy wordes.

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