Proverbs 24 Be not thou gelous ouer wycked men, and desyre not to be amonge them.

Great⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Be not thou gelous ouer wycked men, and desyre not to be amonge them. ² For ther herte ymagyneth to do hurte, and theyr lyppes talke of myschefe. ³ Thorow wysdome is an house buyled, and wyth vnderstandynge is it sett vp. ⁴ Thorow discrecion shalt the chambers be fylled with all costly and pleasaunt ryches. ⁵ A wyse man is euer stronge, yee, a man of vnderstanding encreaseth of strength. ⁶ For with discrecyon must warres be taken in hande, & where as are many that can geue councell, there is the victory. ⁷ Wysdom is to hye a thinge for a fole, for he darre not open his mouth in the gate. ⁸ He that ymagyneth myschefe, maye welbe called an vngracious personne. ⁹ The thought of the foolysh is synne, & the scornefull is an abhominacion vnto men. ¹⁰ If thou be ouersene and negligent in tyme of nede, then is thy strength but smal. ¹¹ Deliuer them that go vnto death, & are led awaye to be slayne, & be not neglygent therin yf thou be able to do them good. ¹² If thou wilt saye: I knewe not of it. Thinkest thou that he which made the hertes, doth not considre it? & that he which regardeth thy soule, seeth it not? Shall not be recompence euery man according to his worckes? ¹³ My sonne, thou eatest hony & the swete hony combe, because it is good & swete in thy mouth. ¹⁴ Euen so shall the knowledge of wysdome be vnto thy soule, assone as thou hast gotten it. And thow shalt haue longe dayes, yee, thy hope shall not be in vayne. ¹⁵ Laye no preuy wayte (o wicked man) vpon the house of the ryghteous & disquiete not his restyng place. ¹⁶ For a iust man falleth seuen tymes, & ryseth vp agayne, but the vngodly fall into wyckednes. ¹⁷ Reioyce not thou at the fall of thyne enemye, & lett not thyne herte be glad when he stombleth. ¹⁸ Lest the Lord (when seith it) be angrye, and turne hys wrath from hym vnto the. ¹⁹ Let not thy wrath & gelousy moue the, to folowe the wycked & vngodly. ²⁰ And why? the wicked shall haue no posterite, and the candle of the vngodly shall be put out. ²¹ My sonne, feare thou the Lord & the kynge, & kepe no company wt them that slyde backe from his feare: ²² for theyr destruccion shall come sodenly, & who knoweth the aduersyte that maye come from them both? ²³ These are also the sayenges of the wyse. It is not good, to haue respecte of any persone in iudgement. ²⁴ He that sayeth to the vngodly: thou arte ryghteous hym shall the people curse, yee, the comentie shall abhorre him. ²⁵ But they that rebuke the vngodly, In them doth God delite, & a ryche blessyng shall come vpon them. ²⁶ Euery man shall kysse his lyppes, that geueth a good answere. ²⁷ Fyrst make vp thy worck that is without, & loke well vnto that which thou hast in the felde & then buylde thyne house. ²⁸ Be no false witnesse agaist thy neyghbour & speake no falshode wt thy lyppes. ²⁹ Saye not: I will handle him, euen as he hath dealte wt me, & wyll rewarde euery man accordinge to his dedes. ³⁰ I went by the felde of the slouthfull, & by the vyneiarde of the foolysh man. ³¹ And lo, it was all couered wt nettels, & stode full of thystles, & the stone wall was broken downe. ³² Thys I sawe, & considered it well: I loked vpon it, & toke it for a warnyng. ³³ Yee, slepe on styll a lytle, slombre a lytle, folde thy handes together yet a lytle: ³⁴ so shall pouerte come vnto the as one that trauayleth by the waye, & necessite lyke a weapened man.