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¹ Wine is a mocker, strong drinke is raging: and whosoeuer is deceiued thereby, is not wise.

² The feare of a king, is as the roaring of a Lion: who so prouoketh him to anger, sinneth against his owne soule.

³ It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.

⁴ The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he begge in haruest, and haue nothing.

⁵ Counsell in the heart of man is like deepe water: but a man of vnderstanding will draw it out.

⁶ Most men will proclaime euery one his owne goodnes: but a faithfull man who can finde?

⁷ The iust man walketh in his integritie: his children are blessed after him.

⁸ A king that sitteth in the throne of iudgement, scattereth away all euill with his eyes.

⁹ Who can say, I haue made my heart cleane, I am pure from my sinne?

¹⁰ Diuers weights, and diuers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.

¹¹ Euen a childe is knowen by his doings, whether his worke be pure, and whether it be right.

¹² The hearing eare, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made euen both of them.

¹³ Loue not sleepe, lest thou come to pouertie: open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

¹⁴ It is nought, it is nought (saith the buyer:) but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

¹⁵ There is gold, and a multitude of Rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious iewell.

¹⁶ Take his garment that is suerty for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

¹⁷ Bread of deceit is sweet to a man: but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with grauell.

¹⁸ Euery purpose is established by counsell: and with good aduice make warre.

¹⁹ He that goeth about as a tale-bearer, reueileth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lippes.

²⁰ Who so curseth his father or his mother, his lampe shall be put out in obscure darkenesse.

²¹ An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning: but the ende thereof shall not be blessed.

²² Say not thou, I will recompence euil: but wait on the Lord, and he shall saue thee.

²³ Diuers waights are an abomination vnto the Lord: and a false ballance is not good.

²⁴ Mans goings are of the Lord; how can a man then vnderstand his owne way?

²⁵ It is a snare to the man who deuoureth that which is holy: and after vowes, to make inquirie.

²⁶ A wise king scattereth the wicked, & bringeth the wheele ouer them.

²⁷ The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

²⁸ Mercy and trueth preserue the king: and his throne is vpholden by mercy.

²⁹ The glory of yong men is their strength: and the beautie of old men is the gray head.

³⁰ The blewnes of a wound cleanseth away euill: so doe stripes the inward parts of the belly.