Proverbs 24 Cross References - Bishops

¹ Be not thou enuious to folow wicked men, and desire not to be among them ² For their heart imagineth to do hurt, and their lippes talke mischiefe ³ Thorowe wysdome is an house buylded, & with vnderstanding is it set vp ⁴ Thorowe discretion shall the chaumbers be filled with all costly and pleasaunt riches ⁵ A wise man is [euer] strong: yea a man of vnderstanding increaseth strength ⁶ For with discretion must warres be taken in hand: and where as are many that can geue counsaile, there is health ⁷ Wysdome is to hye a thyng for a foole: for he dare not open his mouth in the gate ⁸ He that imagineth mischiefe, maye well be called an vngratious person ⁹ The wicked thought of the foolishe is sinne: and the scornefull is an abhomination vnto men ¹⁰ If thou be faynt in the day of aduersitie, thy strength is small ¹¹ Deliuer them that are drawen vnto death, and ceasse not to preserue them that are led to be slayne ¹² If thou wylt say, beholde I knewe not of it: doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? And he that kepeth thy soule, knoweth he it not? Shall not he also recompence euery man according to his workes ¹³ My sonne, eate thou hony because it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth ¹⁴ So [sweete] shal the knowledge of wysdome be vnto thy soule when thou hast found it: and there shalbe hope, and thy hope shall not be cut of ¹⁵ Laye no priuie wayte (O wicked man) against the house of the righteous, and spoyle not his resting place ¹⁶ For a iust man falleth seuen tymes, and ryseth vp agayne: but the vngodly fall into mischiefe ¹⁷ Reioyce not thou at the fall of thyne enemie, and let not thyne heart be glad when he stumbleth ¹⁸ Lest the Lorde when he seeth it be angry, and turne his wrath from hym [vnto thee. ¹⁹ Fret not thy selfe because of the malitious, neither be enuious at the wicked ²⁰ For the wicked shall haue no posteritie, and the candle of the vngodly shalbe put out ²¹ My sonne, feare thou the Lorde and the kyng, and kepe no company with them that slide backe [from his feare: ²² For their destruction shall rise sodainlye: and who knoweth the aduersitie that may come from them both ²³ It is not good to haue respect of any person in iudgement ²⁴ He that saith to the vngodly thou art righteous, hym shall the people curse, yea the comminaltie shall abhorre him ²⁵ But they that rebuke [the vngodly] in them doth God delight, and a rych blessing shall come vpon them ²⁶ Euery man shall kisse his lippes that geueth a good aunswere ²⁷ Make redie thy worke that is without, and looke well vnto that whiche thou hast in the fielde: and then buylde thyne house ²⁸ Be not a false witnesse against thy neighbour, and speake no falsehood with thy lippes ²⁹ Say not, I wyll handle hym euen as he hath dealt with me: and wyll rewarde euery man according to his deedes ³⁰ I went by the fielde of the slouthfull, and by the vineyarde of the foolishe man ³¹ And lo, it was all couered with nettles, and stoode full of thornes, and the stone wall was broken downe ³² This I sawe, and considered it well: I looked vpon it, and toke it for a warning ³³ Yea sleepe on styll [I say] a litle, slumber a litle, folde thy handes together yet a litle ³⁴ So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie lyke a weaponed man

¹⁰ And so Lot lyftyng vp his eyes, behelde all the countrey of Iordane, whiche was well watred euery where before the Lorde destroyed Sodome and Gomorrh, euen as the garden of the Lorde, lyke the lande of Egypt as thou commest vnto Soar ¹¹ Then Lot chose all the playne of Iordane, and toke his iourney from the east, and so departed the one [brother] from the other ¹² Abram dwelled in the lande of Chanaan, and Lot abode in the cities of the playne, and pitched his tent vntill Sodome ¹³ But the men of Sodome [were] wicked, and exceedyng sinners agaynst the Lorde

¹ And there came two angels to Sodome at euen, and Lot sate at the gate of Sodome: and Lot seing [them] rose vp to meete them, and he bowed hym selfe with his face towarde the grounde ² And he sayde: Oh my Lordes, turne in I praye you, into your seruauntes house, and tary all nyght, and washe your feete, and ye shall ryse vp early to go in your wayes. Whiche sayde, nay: but we wyll byde in the streates all nyght ³ And he preassed vpon them exceedinglye: and they returnyng in vnto hym, entred into his house, & he made them a feast, and did bake vnleuened bread, and they did eate ⁴ And before they went to rest, the men of the citie [euen] the men of Sodome compassed the house rounde about, both olde and young, all people fro [all] quarters ⁵ And they callyng vnto Lot, sayde vnto hym: Where are the men whiche came in to thee this nyght? bryng them out vnto vs, that we may knowe them ⁶ And Lot went out at the doore vnto them, and shut the doores after hym ⁷ And sayde: Nay, for Gods sake brethren, do not [so] wickedly ⁸ Behold, I haue two daughters whiche haue knowen no man, them wyll I bryng out nowe vnto you, and do with them as it [seemeth] good in your eyes: only vnto these men do nothyng, for therefore came they vnder the shadowe of my roofe ⁹ And they sayde, stande backe: And they said agayne, he came in as one to soiourne, and wyll he be nowe a iudge? we wyll surely deale worse with thee then with them. And they preassed sore vpon the man [euen] Lot, and came to breake vp the doore ¹⁰ But the men put foorth their hande, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the doore ¹¹ And the men that were at the doore of the house they smoke with blyndenesse both small and great, so that they were weryed in sekyng the doore

⁹ O gather not my soule with sinners: nor my life with bloodie men

¹ Fret not thy selfe because of the vngodly: neither be thou enuious against the euyll doers

⁷ Holde thee still in God, and wayte paciently vpon him: fret not thy selfe at him whose way doth prosper, at the man that doth abhominations

³ For I enuied at the case of the foolishe: I sawe the wicked [flowe] in all kynde of prosperitie

¹¹ If they say, come with vs, let vs lay wayte for blood, and lurke priuily for the innocent without a cause ¹² Let vs swallowe them vp lyke the graue quicke and whole, as those that go downe into the pit ¹³ So shall we finde all maner of costly riches, and fill our houses with spoyles ¹⁴ Cast in thy lot among vs, and let vs all haue one purse ¹⁵ My sonne, walke not thou with them, refrayne thy foote from their wayes

³¹ Folowe not a wicked man, and chose none of his wayes

²⁰ He that goeth in the companie of wise men, shalbe wise: but who so is a companion of fooles, shalbe afflicted

¹⁷ Let not thyne heart be ielous to folowe sinners, but kepe thee styll in the feare of the Lorde all the day long

¹⁹ Fret not thy selfe because of the malitious, neither be enuious at the wicked

¹⁹ The deedes of the flesshe are manifest, which are these, adulterie, fornication, vncleannesse, wantonnesse ²⁰ Worshippyng of images, witchcrafte, hatred, variaunce, zeale, wrath, strife, seditions, sectes ²¹ Enuyinges, murthers, drunkennesse, gluttonies, and such lyke: of the whiche I tell you before, as I haue tolde you in tyme past, that they which do suche thinges, shall not inherite the kingdome of God

⁵ Either do ye thynke that the scripture sayth in vayne, the spirite that dwelleth in vs, lusteth after enuie ⁶ But [the scripture] offereth more grace, and therefore sayth, God resisteth the proude, but geueth grace vnto ye lowlie

⁹ And Dauid hauing knowledge that Saul imagined mischiefe agaynst him, sayde to Abiathar the priest: Bring the Ephod

⁶ And thought it to litle to lay handes onely on Mardocheus, for they had shewed him the nation of Mardocheus: wherefore he sought to destroy all the Iewes that were throughout the whole empire of Ahasuerus, and that were of the nation of Mardocheus ⁷ In the first moneth (that is, the moneth Nisan) in the twelfth yere of king Ahasuerus, they cast Phur, that is a lot, before Haman from day to day, and from moneth to moneth to the twelfth moneth, that is, the moneth Adar

³⁵ He conceaueth trauaile, and beareth vanitie, and their body bringeth foorth disceyte

¹⁴ Beholde, he wyll be in trauayle of a mischiefe, for he hath conceaued a labour: but yet he shall be brought to bed of a falsehood

⁷ His mouth is full of cursing, and of deceate, and of fraude: vnder his tongue is labour and mischiefe

³ Take me not away with the vngodlye, and with the workers of iniquitie: whiche speake of peace to their neighbours, but mischiefe is in their heartes

⁴ He imagineth mischiefe vpon his bed, & setteth him selfe in no good way: neither doth he abhorre any thing yt is euil

⁴ That they may priuily shoote at hym which is perfect: they do sodenly shoote at hym and feare not ⁵ They courage them selues in mischiefe: and comune among them selues how they may lay snares, and say, who shall see them ⁶ They searche out howe to do wrong, they put in practise fully that they haue diligently searched out: yea euen the secretes and bottome of euery one of their heartes

² Who in heart imagine mischiefes: and set forwarde to warre euery day

¹⁴ He is euer imagining mischiefe and frowardnes in his heart, and causeth discorde

⁸ He that imagineth mischiefe, maye well be called an vngratious person

⁴ No man regardeth righteousnesse, and no man iudgeth truely: euery man hopeth in vayne things, and imagineth deceipt, conceaueth weerinesse, and bringeth foorth euill

³ Yet they say they do wel, when they do euyll: the prince asketh, and the iudge [iudgeth] for a rewarde, therfore the great man speaketh out of the corruption of his soule, and so they wrappe it vp

³ Then assembled together the chiefe priestes, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, vnto the palace of the hye prieste, which was called Caiaphas ⁴ And helde a councell, that they might take Iesus by subtiltie, and kyll hym

²⁰ Pilate spake agayne to them, wyllyng to let Iesus loose ²¹ But they cryed, saying: Crucifie hym, crucifie hym

¹⁰ And sayde: O full of all subtiltie and all mischiefe, thou chylde of the deuyll, thou enemie of all righteousnesse, wylt thou not cease to peruert the wayes of the Lorde

²⁶ And let thy name be magnified for euer of men that shall say, The Lorde of hoastes is the God ouer Israel: and let the house of thy seruaunt Dauid be stablished before thee

¹ Wysdome hath buylded her house, and hewen out seuen pillers

¹ Wyse women vpholde their house: but a foolishe wyfe plucketh it downe

¹² But [as for our God] he made the earth with his power, and with his wisdome doth he order the whole compasse of the worlde, with his discretion hath he spread out the heauens

⁹ For we together are Gods labourers, ye are Gods husbandrie [ye are] Gods buyldyng

⁷ Rooted and built in hym, & stablished in the fayth, as ye haue ben taught, aboundyng therin with thankes geuing

²² And Solomons bread for one day was thirtie quarters of manchet flowre, & threescore quarters of meale ²³ Ten stalled oxen, and twentie out of the pastures, and a hundred sheepe, beside hartes, buckes, and wilde goates, and capons ²⁴ For he ruled in all the region on the other syde Euphrates, from Thiphsah to Azza, ouer al the kinges on the other syde the riuer: And he had peace with all his seruauntes on euery syde ²⁵ And Iuda and Israel dwelt without feare, euery man vnder his vine and vnder his figgetree, from Danto Beerseba all the dayes of Solomon ²⁶ And Solomon had fourtie thousand stalles of horses for charettes, & twelue thousande horsemen ²⁷ And the officers prouided vittayle for king Solomon and for all that came out of any place to king Solomons table, euery man his moneth, so that they lacked nothing ²⁸ Barly also and strawe for the horses and mules brought they vnto the place where the officers were, euery man in his office

²⁵ Ouer the kinges treasures was Azmaueth the sonne of Adiel: And ouer the treasures of the fieldes, in the cities, and villages, and castels, was Iehonathan the sonne of Uzziahu ²⁶ And ouer the workemen in the fieldes that tilled the grounde, was Ezri the sonne of Chelub ²⁷ And the ouersight of the vineyardes, had Semei the Ramathite: Ouer the encrease also of the vineyardes, & ouer the winesellers, was Sabdi the Zaphonite ²⁸ And ouer the oliue trees and mulberie trees that were in the valleyes, was Baal Hanan the Gederite: And ouer the treasure of oyle, was Ioas ²⁹ Ouer the oxen that fed in Saron, was Setrai the Saronite: And ouer the oxen that were in the valleyes, was Saphat the sonne of Adlai ³⁰ Ouer the cammels, Obil the Ismaelite: And ouer the asses, was Iehdeiahu the Meronothite ³¹ Ouer the sheepe was Iazez the Hagerite: All these were the rulers of the substaunce of king Dauid

² Moreouer, I haue prepared with all my might for the house of my God, golde for vessels of golde, siluer for them of siluer, brasse for thinges of brasse, iron for thinges of iron, & wood for thynges of wood, and onix stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of diuers colours, & al maner of precious stones, & marble stones in great aboundaunce ³ And because I haue lust to the house of my God, I haue of myne owne proper good of golde and siluer which I haue geuen to the house of my God, beside all that I haue prepared for the holy house ⁴ Euen three thousand talentes of golde of Ophir, and seuen thousand talentes of tried siluer, to ouer laye the walles of the house withall ⁵ The golde for thinges of golde, siluer for them of siluer, and for all maner of worke by the handes of artificers: And whosoeuer is wylling, may this day consecrate his hande vnto the Lorde ⁶ And so the auncient fathers and the lordes of the tribes of Israel, the captaynes of thousandes and hundredes, with the lordes that were rulers ouer the kinges worke, were willing ⁷ And gaue for the seruice of the house of God, fiue thousand talentes of golde, and ten thousand peeces [of golde,] and ten thousand talentes of siluer, & eyghtteene thousand talentes of brasse, and one hundred thousand talentes of iron ⁸ And they with whom precious stones were founde, gaue them to the treasure of the house of the Lord by the hand of Iehiel the Gersonite ⁹ And the people reioyced when they were so wylling to geue their goodes, and with a perfect heart they offered wyllingly to the Lord: And Dauid the king reioyced with great gladnesse

¹⁸ And Solomon made al these vessels in great aboundaunce: for the weyght of brasse coulde not be reckened ¹⁹ And Solomon made al the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden aulter also, & the tables to set the shewe bread vpon ²⁰ Moreouer, the candelstickes with their lampes, to burne after the maner before the quier, and that of precious golde ²¹ And the floures, and the lampes, and the snoffers made he of golde, and that perfect golde ²² And the dressing knyues, basens, spoones, and censers of pure golde: And the doore of the temple, and the inner doores within the place most holy, and the inner doores of the temple were gilted

⁴ And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lorde, according to all as did his father Amaziahu ⁵ And [it came to passe that] he sought God in the dayes of Zachariahu, who had vnderstanding in the visions of God: And as long as he sought the Lorde, God made him to prosper ⁶ And he went to battaile against the Philistines, and brake downe the wall of Geth, and the wall of Iabne, and the wall of Asdod, & built cities about Asdod and among the Philistines ⁷ And God holpe him against the Philistines and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur baal and Hamehunim ⁸ And the Ammonites gaue tribute to Uzzia, & his name spread abrode euen to the entring in of Egypt: for he played the man exceedingly ⁹ Moreouer, Uzzia built towres in Hierusalem by the corner gate, and by the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and made them strong ¹⁰ And he built towres in the wildernesse, and digged many welles: For he had much cattaile in the valleyes & playnes, plowmen and vinedressers in the mountaines and in Charmel: for he loued husbandry ¹¹ And Uzzia had an hoast of fighting men, that went out to warre in the armie, according to the number of their office, vnder the hande of Ieiel the scribe, and Maasiahu the ruler, and vnder the hand of Hananiahu, which was one of the kinges lordes

³⁹ For the children of Israel and the children of Leui shall bring vp the heaue offeringes of the corne, wine, and oyle, vnto the store houses, there as are the vessels of the sanctuarie and the priestes that minister, and the porters and singers, and we will not forsake the house of our God

⁵ And had made hym a great chamber, and there had they afore time layed the offringes, frankencence, vessels, and the tythes of corne, wine, and oyle according to the commaundementes geuen to the Leuites, singers and porters, and the heaue offringes of the priestes ⁶ But in all this time was not I at Hierusalem: for in the two and thirtie yere of Artaxerxes king of Babylon, came I vnto the king, & after certayne dayes obtayned I licence of the king to come to Hierusalem ⁷ And I gat knowledge of the euyll that Eliasib dyd for Tobia, in that he had made hym a chamber in the court of the house of God ⁸ And it greeued me sore: therefore I cast foorth all the vessels of the house of Tobia out of the chamber ⁹ And commaunded them to clense the chambers, and thyther brought I againe the vessels of the house of God, with the meate offring, and the incense ¹⁰ And I perceaued that the portions of the Leuites had not ben geuen them, and that euery one was fled to his land, euen the Leuites and singers that executed the worke ¹¹ Then reproued I the rulers, and sayd: Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place ¹² Then brought all Iuda the tythes of corne, and wine, and oyle, vnto the treasure ¹³ And I made treasures ouer the treasure, euen Selemiah the priest, and Zadoc the scribe, and of the Leuites, Phadaia: and vnder their hand was Hanan the sonne of Zacur, the sonne of Mathania: for they were counted faythful, and their office was to distribute [the portions] vnto their brethren

²¹ That I maye stablishe the inhetaunce of them that loue me, and encrease their treasure

⁶ The house of the ryghteous is full of riches: but in the fruites of the vngodly there is trouble

¹⁵ There is golde, and a multitude of precious stones: but the lippes of knowledge are a precious iewell

²⁰ In a wise mans house there is a great treasure and oyle: but a foolishe body spendeth vp all

²³ Be thou diligent to knowe the state of thy cattell thy selfe, and loke well to thy flockes ²⁴ For riches abideth not alway, and the crowne endureth not for euer ²⁵ The hay groweth, the grasse commeth vp, and hearbes are gathered in the mountaynes ²⁶ The lambes shall clothe thee, and for the goates thou shalt haue money to thy husbandry ²⁷ Thou shalt haue goates milke inough to feede thee, to vpholde thy housholde, and to sustayne thy maydens

⁵² Then sayde he vnto them: Therfore, euery Scribe which is taught vnto the kyngdome of heauen, is lyke vnto a man that is an householder, whiche bryngeth foorth out of his treasure, thynges newe and olde

⁷ They wyl set forward from a stoute courage to a stoute courage: that the God of Gods may be seene of them in Sion

¹⁴ Counsell is mine, and direction, I am vnderstanding, and I haue strength

²⁹ The way of the Lord geueth courage vnto the godly: but it is a feare for wicked doers

²² A wyse man skaleth the citie of the mightie, & ouerthroweth the strength wherein they trusted

¹⁹ Wysdome geueth more courage vnto the wyse, then ten mightie men of the citie

¹⁴ There was a litle citie and a few men within it: so there came a great kyng and besieged it, and made great bulwarkes against it ¹⁵ And in the citie there was founde a poore man, but he was wyse, whiche with his wysdome deliuered the citie, yet was there no body that had any respect to such a simple man ¹⁶ Then sayd I, wysdome is better then strength: Neuerthelesse, a simple mans wysdome is despised, and his wordes are not hearde ¹⁷ A wyse mans counsayle that is folowed in scilence, is farre aboue the crying of a captaine among fooles ¹⁸ For wysdome is better then harnesse: but one sinner alone destroyeth muche goodnesse

³¹ But vnto them that haue their trust in the Lorde, shall strength be increased: Egles winges shall growe vpon them, when they runne they shall not fall, and when they go they shall not be weerie

¹¹ Strenthened with all might, through his glorious power, vnto all patience and long sufferyng with ioyfulnesse

¹⁴ Where no counsayle is, there the people decay: but wheras many are that can geue counsayle, there is wealth

²² Thoughtes without counsayle shall come to naught: but wheras men are that can geue good counsayle, there is stedfastnesse

¹⁸ Thorowe counsayle, the thinges that men deuise are made strong: and with good aduise take warre in hande

³¹ Or what kyng, goyng to make battell against another kyng, sitteth not downe first, and casteth in his mynde, whether he be able with ten thousande, to meete hym, that commeth agaynst hym with twentie thousande

²⁵ Euery man that proueth maisteries, abstayneth from all thynges, and they [do it] to obtayne a crowne that shall perishe: but we to obtayne an euerlasting crowne ²⁶ I therfore so run, not as at an vncertayne thing: So fight I, not as one that beateth the ayre ²⁷ But I tame my body, and bryng it into subiection, lest by any meanes, that when I haue preached to other, I my selfe shoulde be a castaway

¹⁰ Finally my brethren, be strong in the Lorde, & in the power of his might ¹¹ Put on all the armour of God, that ye may stande agaynst the assaultes of the deuyll ¹² For we wrastle not agaynst blood & flesshe: but agaynst rule, agaynst power, agaynst worldly gouernours of the darknesse of this worlde, agaynst spirituall craftynesse in heauenly [places. ¹³ Wherfore take vnto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the euyll day, and hauing finished all thynges, to stande fast ¹⁴ Stande therfore, hauyng loynes girt about with the trueth, and puttyng on the brest plate of righteousnesse ¹⁵ And hauyng your feete shodde, in the preparation of the Gospell of peace ¹⁶ Aboue all, takyng the shielde of fayth, wherwith ye may quenche all the fierie dartes of the wicked ¹⁷ And take the helmet of saluation, and the sworde of the spirite, whiche is the worde of God ¹⁸ Praying alwayes in all prayer and supplication in the spirite, and watche thervnto with all instaunce and supplication, for all saintes ¹⁹ And for me, that vtteraunce may be geue vnto me, yt I may open my mouth freely, to vtter ye secretes of the Gospell ²⁰ Whereof I am messenger in bondes, that therein I may speake freely, as I ought to speake

¹¹ But thou O man of God, flee these thynges, and folow after righteousnes, godlynes, faith, loue, pacience, mekenes ¹² Fight the good fight of faith, lay hand on eternall lyfe, wherevnto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses

⁷ I haue fought a good fyght, I haue fulfylled [my] course, I haue kept ye faith

⁴ His children were without prosperitie, and they were slayne in the gate, and there was no man to deliuer them

⁷ When I went out to the gate, euen to the iudgement seate, and when I prepared my seate in the streete ⁸ The young men saw me and hid them selues, and the aged arose, and stoode vp ⁹ The princes left of their talking, and layed their hand to their mouth ¹⁰ The mightie kept still their voyce, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth ¹¹ When the eare heard me, it blessed me: & when the eye sawe me, it gaue witnesse to me ¹² For I deliuered the poore when he cryed, and the fatherlesse, and hym that had none to helpe hym ¹³ The blessing of him that was redy to perishe came vpon me, and I caused the widowes heart to reioyce ¹⁴ And why? I put vpon me righteousnesse, which couered me as a garment, and equitie was my crowne ¹⁵ I was an eye to the blinde, and a foote to the lame ¹⁶ I was a father to the poore: and when I knewe not the cause, I sought it out diligently ¹⁷ I brake the iawes of the vnrighteous man, and pluckt the spoyle out of his teeth ¹⁸ Then I sayde, I shall die in my nest: and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sande ¹⁹ For my roote was spread out by the waterside: and the deawe lay vpon my corne ²⁰ Myne honour encreased more and more, & my bow was euer the stronger in my hande ²¹ Unto me men gaue eare, me they regarded, and with scilence they taried for my counsell ²² After my woordes they replied not, and my talke dropped vpon them ²³ They wayted for me as for the raine: and gaped vpon me, as [the grounde doeth to receaue] the latter shoure ²⁴ When I laughed, they beleued it not, & the light of my countenaunce would they not put out ²⁵ When I agreed vnto their way, I was the chiefe, and sate as a king with his armie about him: and when they were in heauinesse, I was their comfortour

²¹ If I haue lift vp mine hand against the fatherlesse, when I sawe that I might helpe him in the gate

⁵ His wayes are alwayes greeuous, but thy iudgementes are farre aboue out of his sight: [and therfore] he snuffeth at all his enemies

⁵ O God howe glorious are thy workes? thy thoughtes are very depe ⁶ An vnwise man doth not consider this: and a foole doth not vnderstande it

⁶ A scornfull body seketh wisdome, and fyndeth it not: but knowledge is easie vnto hym that wyll vnderstande

²⁴ The way of lyfe is on hygh to the wise, that a man shoulde beware of hell beneath

²⁴ Wisdome [shineth] in the face of hym that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of fooles wander throughout al landes

²² Rob not the poore, because he is poore: and oppresse not the simple in iudgement

⁸ Be thou an aduocate for the dumbe, [to speake] in the cause of all such as be succourlesse in this transitorie worlde ⁹ Open thy mouth, defende the thyng that is lawfull and ryght, and the cause of the poore and helpelesse

²¹ Making a man to sinne in the worde, and that toke him in a snare, whiche reproued them in the open place, and they that haue turned the cause of the righteous to naught

¹⁰ They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhorre him that speaketh vprightly

¹² For I knowe your manyfolde transgressions, and your mightie sinnes: they afflict the iust, they take rewardes, and they oppresse the poore in the gate

¹⁵ Hate the euill and loue the good, and establishe iudgement in the gate: it may be, that the Lord God of hoastes wilbe mercifull vnto the remnaunt of Ioseph

¹⁴ But the naturall man perceaueth not the thynges of ye spirite of God, for they are foolyshenesse vnto hym: Neither can he knowe [them] because they are spiritually discerned

⁴⁴ The king sayde moreoeur to Semei: Thou remembrest all the wickednesse which thyne heart knoweth, and that thou diddest to Dauid my father: the Lorde also shall bring thy wickednesse vpon thyne owne head

¹¹ For they intended mischiefe agaynst thee, and imagined a craftie deuice: [but] they coulde not [bring it to passe.

¹⁸ An heart that goeth about wicked imaginations, feete that be swyft in running to mischiefe

²² Without doubt they erre that worke wickednesse: but they that muse vpon good thynges, vnto such shall happen mercie and trueth

² For their heart imagineth to do hurt, and their lippes talke mischiefe

⁹ The wicked thought of the foolishe is sinne: and the scornefull is an abhomination vnto men

⁷ Howbeit, his meaning is not so, neither thinketh his heart on this fashion: But he imagineth howe he may roote out and destroy muche people ⁸ For he saith, Are not my princes all kynges ⁹ Is not Chalno as easie to winne, as Charchamis? Is it harder to conquer Hamath, then Arphad? or is it lighter to ouercome Damascus, then Samaria ¹⁰ [As who say] I were able to winne the kyngdomes of the idolaters and their gods, but not Hierusalem and Samaria ¹¹ Shall I not do vnto Hierusalem and her images, as I dyd vnto Samaria and her idols ¹² Wherefore it shall come to passe, that assoone as the Lorde hath perfourmed his whole worke vpon the hill of Sion and Hierusalem, then wyll I visite the fruite of the stoute heart of the kyng of Assyria with his proude lookes ¹³ For he standeth thus in his owne conceipt, This do I thorowe the power of myne owne hande, & thorowe my wysdome: for I am wyse, I am he that remoue the landes of the people, I rob their treasure, and haue pulled downe the inhabitauntes like a valiaunt man

⁷ The weapons of the churlishe are euyll, he deuiseth noysome deuises, that he may beguyle the poore with deceiptfull wordes, yea euen there as he should geue sentence with the poore

¹⁰ Moreouer, thus sayth the Lorde God: At the same time shall thinges come into thy minde, so that thou shalt thinke euyll thoughtes ¹¹ And say, I will vp to the lande of vnwalled villages, I will go to them that be at rest, whiche dwell safely, all dwelling without walles, they haue neither barres nor gates

¹¹ There came out of thee such as thought euyll against the Lorde, such as gaue wicked counsell

³⁰ Backbyters, haters of God, dispiteful, proude, boasters, bryngers vp of euyll thinges, disobedient to father & mother

⁵ But God sawe that the malice of man was great in the earth, and all the imagination of the thoughtes of his heart [was] only euyll euery day

²¹ And the Lorde smelled a sweete [or quiet] sauour, and the Lord sayde in his heart: I wyll not hencefoorth curse the grounde any more for mans sake, for the imagination of mans heart is euyll [euen] from his youth: neyther wyll I smyte any more euery thyng lyuyng, as I haue done

¹¹³ (119:1) I hate hygh subtile deuices: and I do loue thy lawe

¹⁰ Cast out the scorneful man, and so shal strife go out with hym: yea variaunce and sclaunder shall ceasse

⁷ For as though he thought it in his heart, he saith, eate and drinke: where as his heart is not with thee

⁸ Scornefull men bryng a citie into a snare: but wise men turne away wrath

⁷ Let the vngodly man forsake his owne wayes, and the vnrighteous his owne imaginations, and turne agayne vnto the Lorde, so shall he be mercifull vnto hym: and to our God, for he is very redy to forgeue

¹⁴ O Hierusalem, washe thine heart from wickednesse, that thou mayest be helped: Howe long shall thy vayne thoughtes remayne with thee

²⁸ But I say vnto you, that whosoeuer loketh on a woman, to luste after her, hath committed adultry with her alredy, in his heart

⁴ And whe Iesus saw their thoughtes, he sayde: Wherefore thynke ye euyll in your heartes

¹⁹ For out of the heart, proceade euyll thoughtes, murders, adulteries, whordomes, theftes, false witnesse, blasphemyes

²² Repent therefore of this thy wickednesse, & praye God, if perhaps ye thought of thyne heart may be forgeuen thee

⁵ Wherwith we ouerthrowe counsels, and euery hye thyng, that is exalted agaynst the knowledge of God, & bryng into captiuitie all imagination, to the obedience of Christe

¹ And Dauid sayd in his heart, I shall perishe one day by the hand of Saul: therefore is there nothing better for me, then to flee and saue my self in the land of the Philistines, and Saul shall ceasse and seeke me no more in all the coastes of Israel, and so shall I escape out of his hand

⁵ But nowe it is come vpon thee, and thou art greeued: it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled

²⁸ Knowest thou not, or hast thou not hearde that the euerlasting God, the Lorde whiche made all the corners of the earth, is neither weerie nor fainte? and that his wysdome can not be comprehended ²⁹ It is he that geueth strength vnto the weerie, and power vnto the faint ³⁰ Children are weerie and faint, and the strongest men fall ³¹ But vnto them that haue their trust in the Lorde, shall strength be increased: Egles winges shall growe vpon them, when they runne they shall not fall, and when they go they shall not be weerie

⁴⁶ Be not faynt hearted, and feare not at euery rumoure that shalbe hearde in the lande: for euery yere bryngeth newe tidinges, and in the yere folowing newe tidinges, and robbyng in the lande, and lorde vpon lorde

⁸ For his disciples were gone away, vnto the towne to bye meate

¹ Therfore, seyng that we haue such a ministerie, as we haue receaued mercie, we faynt not

¹³ Wherfore I desire that ye faynt not in my tribulations for you, whiche is your glorie

³ Consider therfore hym that endured such speakyng agaynst hym of sinners, lest you shoulde be weryed, fayntyng in your myndes ⁴ Ye haue not yet resisted vnto blood, stryuyng agaynst sinne ⁵ And ye haue forgotten the exhortatio, which speaketh vnto you as vnto chyldren: My sonne despise not thou the chastenyng of the Lorde, neither faynt when thou art rebuked of hym

³ And hast suffred, and hast patience, and for my names sake hast laboured, and hast not faynted

¹³ I knowe thy workes, and where thou dwellest, euen where Satans seate is, and thou kepest my name, and hast not denyed my fayth: Euen in those dayes when Antipas my faythfull martir was slayne among you, where Satan dwelleth

⁸ Then saide Abisai to Dauid, God hath closed thyne enemie into thyne hand thys day: Nowe I pray thee let me smite him once with my speare to the earth, & I will not smite him the second tyme ⁹ And Dauid saide to Abisai, Destroye him not: For who can laye his hand on the Lordes annoynted, and be giltlesse

¹⁷ I brake the iawes of the vnrighteous man, and pluckt the spoyle out of his teeth

⁴ Deliuer the poore and outcast: saue them from the hande of the vngodly

⁶ Doth not this fasting rather please me, That thou lose the wicked bands, that thou take of the ouer heauie burthens, that thou let the oppressed go free, and breake all maner of yoke ⁷ To deale thy bread to the hungrie, and to bring the poore wandering home into thy house? when thou seest the naked that thou couer hym, and hide not thy selfe from thy neighbour, and despise not thyne owne fleshe

³¹ And it befell, that there came downe a certayne priest that same way, and whe he sawe hym, he passed by on the other syde ³² And likewise a Leuite, when he went nye to the place, came and loked on him, and passed by the other syde

²³ And they were instant with loude voyces, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voyces of them, and of the hye priestes preuayled ²⁴ And Pilate gaue sentence, that it should be as they required ²⁵ And he let loose vnto them, him that for insurrection and murther was caste into prison, whom they had desired, & he deliuered [vnto them] Iesus, to do with hym what they woulde

¹⁷ Then all the Grekes toke Softenes the chiefe ruler of ye synagogue, & smote hym before the iudgement seate: And Gallio cared for none of those thinges

³¹ And as they went about to kyll hym, tydynges came vnto the hye captaine of the souldiers, that all Hierusalem was in an vprore ³² Which immediatly toke souldiers, and vnder captaines, and ran downe vnto them: And when they sawe the vpper captaine and the souldiers, they left smytyng of Paul

¹⁰ And when there arose a great debate, the chiefe captayne, fearyng lest Paul shoulde haue ben pluckt asunder of the, comaunded the souldiers to go downe, and to take him from among them, and to bryng hym into the castle

²³ And he called vnto hym two vnder captaynes, saying: Make redy two hundred souldyers, to go to Cesarea, and horsmen threescore and ten, and spearemen two hundred, at the thirde houre of the nyght ²⁴ And delyuer them beastes, that they may set Paul on, and bryng hym safe vnto Felix the hye deputie ²⁵ And he wrote a letter, after this maner ²⁶ Claudius Lysias, vnto the most mightie ruler Felix, sendeth greetinges ²⁷ This man was taken of the Iewes, and shoulde haue ben kylled of them: Then came I with souldeirs, & rescued hym, and perceaued that he was a Romane ²⁸ And whe I would haue knowen the cause, wherfore they accused hym, I brought hym foorth into their counsell ²⁹ Whom I perceaued to be accused of questions of their lawe, but was not gyltie of any thyng worthy of death, or of bondes ³⁰ And when it was shewed me howe that the Iewes layde wayte for the man, I sent [hym] strayghtway to thee, and gaue commaundement to his accusers, that the thynges which they haue agaynst hym, they shoulde tell before thee. Fare well ³¹ Then the souldyers, as it was commaunded them, toke Paul, and brought hym by nyght to Antipatris ³² On the morowe, they left the horsmen to go with hym, and returned vnto the castle ³³ Which when they came to Cesarea, and delyuered the epistle to the deputie, presented Paul also before hym ³⁴ And when the deputie had read [the letter] he asked of what coutrey he was. And when he vnderstoode that he was of Celicia ³⁵ I wyll heare thee, sayde he, when thyne accusars are come also. And he comaunded hym to be kept in Herodes iudgement hall

¹⁶ Hereby perceaue we loue, because he layde downe his lyfe for vs, & we ought to lay downe our lyues for the brethren ¹⁷ But who so hath this worldes good, and seeth his brother haue neede, and shutteth vp his compassion from hym: howe dwelleth the loue of God in hym

⁶ The Lord kylleth and maketh alyue, bryngeth downe to the graue & fetcheth vp agayne

⁷ But the Lorde sayde vnto Samuel: Loke not on his fashion, or on ye height of his stature, because I haue refused him: For [God seeth] not as man seeth. For man loketh on the outward appearaunce, but the Lorde beholdeth the heart

²⁹ And yet a man hath rysen to persecute thee, and to seeke thy soule: but the soule of my Lorde shall be bound in the bundel of the lyuyng with the Lord thy God, and the soules of thy enemies shall God cast out, euen as out of the middle of a slyng

¹¹ For he shall rewarde man after his workes, and cause euery man to finde according to his wayes

⁹ My desire is, that ye wickednesse of the vngodly may come to an ende: and that thou wouldest assist the iust, who art the tryer of heartes and of reynes, O most righteous Lorde

³ Thou hast proued myne heart, thou hast visited [it] in the nyght season: thou hast tryed me, and founde no [wickednesse, for] I purposed that nothyng shoulde scape my mouth

²¹ (44:19b) woulde not God searche it out? for he knoweth the very secretes of the heart

¹² (62:11b) for thou rewardest euery man according to his worke

⁹ (66:8) Who preserueth our soule in life: and suffereth not our feete to slip

³ He wyll not suffer thy foote to moue: he wyll not sleepe that kepeth thee

⁸ God wyll preserue thy goyng out and thy commyng in: from this tyme foorth for euermore

²¹ For euery mans wayes are open in the sight of the Lord, and he pondereth all their goynges

² Euery mans way seemeth right in his owne eyes: but the Lorde pondereth the heart

⁸ If thou seest the poore to be oppressed, and wrongfully dealt withall, so that equitie and right of the lawe is wrested in the lande, maruayle not thou at such a thyng: for he that is higher then the hyghest regardeth, and there be hygher then they

¹⁰ Euen I the Lorde searche out the grounde of the heart, & trye the raynes, and rewarde euery man accordyng to his wayes, and accordyng to the fruite of his workes

¹⁹ Thou art the great and mightie God, whose name is the Lorde of hoastes, great in counsel, and excellent in worke, thyne eyes looke vpon all the wayes of mens chyldren, to rewarde euery one after his way, and according to the fruites of his inuentions

²³ But hast lift vp thy selfe against the Lorde of heauen, so that the vessels of his house were brought before thee, that thou and thy princes, with thy wyues and concubines, might drinke wine thereout: and thou hast praysed the gods of siluer and golde, of brasse and iron, of wood and stone, which neither see, heare, nor vnderstand: As for the God in whose hande consisteth thy breath and all thy wayes, thou hast not glorified him

²⁷ For the sonne of man shall come in the glory of his father, with his Angels: and then shall he rewarde euery man accordyng to his workes

²⁸ For in hym we liue, and moue, & haue our beyng, as certaine of your owne poetes sayde: for we are also his offpryng

⁶ Which wyl rewarde euery man accordyng to his deedes

¹⁶ At the day when God shall iudge the secretes of men by Iesus Christe, accordyng to my Gospell

⁵ Therefore iudge nothyng before the tyme, vntyll the Lorde come, who wyl lyghten thynges that are hyd in darkenesse, & open the counsels of the heartes, and then shall euery man haue prayse of God

¹⁰ For we must all appeare before the iudgement seate of Christe, that euery man may receaue the workes of his bodie according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad

¹² For the worde of God is quicke, and myghtie in operation, and sharper then any two edged sword, and entreth thorowe, euen vnto the deuydyng a sunder of the soule & the spirite, and of the ioyntes & the marie, and is a discerner of the thoughtes and of the intentes of the heart ¹³ Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in the syght of hym: But all thinges are naked and open vnto the eyes of hym of whom we speake

¹⁸ And am alyue, and was dead: And beholde, I am alyue for euermore, Amen, and haue the keyes of hell and of death

¹⁸ And vnto the Angell of the Churche of Thyatira, write: This saith ye sonne of God, who hath eyes lyke vnto a flambe of fyre, and his feete are like fine brasse

²³ And I wyll kyll her chyldren with death, & all the Churches shall knowe, that I am he which searcheth the raynes and heartes: And I wyll geue vnto euery one of you, accordyng vnto his workes

¹² And I sawe the dead both great and small stand before God, and the bookes were opened: and another booke was opened, which is [the booke] of lyfe, and the dead were iudged of those thynges whiche were written in the bookes, accordyng to their deedes ¹³ And the sea gaue vp her dead whiche were in her, and death and hell delyuered vp the dead whiche were in them: and they were iudged euery man accordyng to his deedes ¹⁴ And death and hell were cast into the lake of fyre. This is the seconde death ¹⁵ And whosoeuer was not founde written in the booke of lyfe, was cast into the lake of fire

¹² And beholde, I come shortly, and my rewarde is with me, to geue euery man accordyng as his deedes shalbe

¹⁰ (19:9) They are more to be desired then golde, yea then much fine golde: they are also sweeter then hony and the hony combe

¹⁰³ (119:7) Howe sweete are thy wordes vnto my throte: truely [they be sweeter] then hony is to my mouth

¹⁶ If thou findest honie, eate so muche as is sufficient for thee: lest thou be ouer full, and parbreake it out agayne

²⁷ As it is not good to eate to muche honye, so curiously to searche the glory of heauenly thinges, is not commendable

¹¹ Thy lippes, O my spouse, drop as the hony combe, yea mylke and hony is vnder thy tongue, and the smell of thy garmentes is like the smell of Libanus

¹ I am come into my garden, O my sister, my spouse, I haue gathered my Myrre with my spice: I haue eate hony with my hony combe, I haue drunke my wine with my milke: Eate O ye frendes, drinke and be merie O ye beloued

¹⁵ Butter and honye shall he eate, vntill he knowe to refuse the euyll and choose the good

⁴ This Iohn had his rayment of Camels heere, and a girdle of a skynne about his loynes, his meate was locustes, and wylde hony

¹⁰ (19:9) They are more to be desired then golde, yea then much fine golde: they are also sweeter then hony and the hony combe ¹¹ (19:10) Moreouer, by them thy seruaunt is well aduertised: and in kepyng of them there is a great rewarde

¹¹¹ (119:7) I haue claymed thy testimonies as myne heritage for euer: for they are the very ioy of myne heart

¹ My sonne, if thou wylt receaue my wordes, and lay vp my commaundementes within thee ² That thou wylt encline thine eares vnto wisdome: applye thine heart then to vnderstandyng ³ For if thou cryest after wisdome, and cryest for knowledge ⁴ If thou seekest for her as for siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures ⁵ Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lorde, and finde the knowledge of God

¹⁰ When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and thy soule deliteth in knowledge

¹³ Well is hym that findeth wysdome, and getteth vnderstandyng ¹⁴ For the marchaundise of it, is better then the marchaundise of siluer, and the gayne therof [is better] then golde ¹⁵ She is more worth then pretious stones: and all the thinges that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her ¹⁶ In her right hande is long life, and in her left hande riches and honour ¹⁷ Her wayes are pleasaunt wayes, and all her pathes are peaceable ¹⁸ She is a tree of lyfe to them that lay holde vpon her: and blessed is he that kepeth her fast

¹⁸ For it is a pleasaunt thing if thou kepe them in thyne heart, and order them in thy lippes

¹⁸ For veryly there is an ende, and thy pacient abiding shall not be cut of

¹⁶ When I had founde thy wordes I did eate them vp greedyly, they haue made my heart ioyfull and glad: for thy name was called vpon me O Lorde God of hoastes

²¹ Iesus sayde vnto hym: yf thou wylt be perfect, go & sell that thou hast, and geue to the poore, & thou shalt haue treasure in heauen: and come & folowe me

²⁵ But who so loketh in the perfect lawe of libertie, and continueth [therin] he being not a forgetfull hearer, but a doer of the worke, shalbe blessed in his deede

¹¹ And as they went their way vp the hil to the citie, they met with damosels that came out to drawe water, and sayd vnto them: Is there here a Seer

¹⁸ And the king sayde to Doeg: Turne thou, & fall vpon the priestes. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and ranne vpon the priestes, & slue that same day fourescore and fiue persons that did weare a linnen Ephod ¹⁹ And Nob the citie of ye priestes, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklinges, oxen and asses, & sheepe, with the edge of the sworde

²⁰ Nowe therfore O king, thou mayest come downe according to all the lust of thy soule, and our part shalbe to deliuer him into the kinges hande ²¹ And Saul sayde: Blessed are ye in the Lord, for ye haue compassion on me ²² Go I pray you and prepare yet better, knowe and see where his foote hath ben, & who hath seene him there: for it is tolde me that he is very subtyll ²³ See therfore, and know al the lurking places where he hydeth him selfe, and come ye againe to me with ye certaintie, and I wil go with you: And yf he be in the lande, I will searche him out throughout al the thousandes of Iuda

⁸ He sitteth lurkyng in theeuishe corners of the streates: and priuily in lurking dennes he doth murther the innocent, he eyeth diligently hym that is weake ⁹ He lieth in wayte lurking as a Lion in his denne: he lyeth in wayte lurkyng, that he may violently carry away the afflicted, he doth carry away violentlye the afflicted, in halyng hym into his net ¹⁰ He croucheth and humbleth him selfe: so that a number of the that be weake, fall by his myght

³² The vngodly spyeth the righteous: and seeketh [occasion] to slay hym

⁶ They flocke together, they kepe them selues close: they marke my steppes, that they may lye in wayte for my soule

³ For lo, they lye in wayte for my soule: men of power are gathered together against me who haue committed no wickednes nor fault O God

⁵ The proude haue layde a snare for me, and spread a net abroade with coardes in the high wayes: they haue set trappes for me. Selah

¹¹ If they say, come with vs, let vs lay wayte for blood, and lurke priuily for the innocent without a cause

²⁸ Thou shalt not remoue the auncient lande marke, whiche thy fore elders haue set

¹⁸ And my people shall dwell in the innes of peace, and in sure dwellynges, in safe places of comfort

¹⁹ But I am as a meeke lambe, an oxe that is caryed away to be slayne, not knowing that they had deuised suche a counsell against me [saying,] We wyll destroy his meate with wood, and driue him out of the lande of the liuing, that his name shall neuer be thought vpon

⁴ And helde a councell, that they might take Iesus by subtiltie, and kyll hym

²⁴ But their laying awayte was knowen of Saule. And they watched ye gates day and nyght to kyll hym

¹⁶ And when Paules sisters sonne heard of their laying awaite, he went & entred into the castle, and tolde Paul

³ And desired fauour agaynst hym, that he woulde sende for hym to Hierusalem: & they layde awayte in the way, to kyll hym

¹⁰ And Dauid sayd furthermore: As the Lorde lyueth, the Lorde shall smyte him or his day shall come to dye, or he shall descend into battaile, and perishe

⁴ The said Saul vnto his harnesse bearer, Draw out thy sword, & thrust me through therewith: lest the vncircumcised come and thrust me through & mocke me. And his harnesse bearer wolde not, for he was sore afrayd: Therefore Saul toke a sword, and fell vpon it

¹⁰ So they hanged Haman on the galous that he had made for Mardocheus: Then was the kinges wrath pacified

¹⁹ He shall deliuer thee in sixe troubles, & in the seuenth there shall no euil come to thee

¹⁶ For his labour shall come vpon his owne head: and his wickednesse shall fall vpon his owne pate

¹⁹ Great are the troubles of the righteous: but God deliuereth him out of all

²⁴ Though he fall, he shall not be vndone: for God vpholdeth him with his hande

⁵ Therfore the Lord wyll destroy thee for euer: he wyll take thee and plucke thee out of thy dwelling, and roote thee out of the lande of the liuing. Selah

¹⁷ An vngodly messenger falleth into mischiefe: but a faythfull embassadour is as health

³² The vngodly is cast away for his iniquitie: but the ryghteous hath a good hope, euen in death

¹⁴ Well is hym that standeth alway in awe: as for hym that hardeneth his heart, he shall fall into mischiefe ¹⁵ As a roaring Lion and an hungrye Beare, so is an vngodly prince ouer the poore people ¹⁶ Where the prince is without vnderstanding, there is great oppression and wrong: but if he hateth couetousnes, he shall long raigne ¹⁷ He that by violence shedeth any mans blood, shalbe a runnagate vnto his graue, and no man shalbe able to succour hym ¹⁸ Whoso leadeth an innocent life, shalbe saued: but he that goeth frowarde wayes, shall once haue a fall

² The virgin Israel is fallen, & shall no more rise: she is left vpon her lande, and there is none to rayse her vp

¹⁴ They that swere by the sinne of Samaria, & that say, Thy God O Dan liueth, & the maner of Beerseba liueth, euen they shall fall, and neuer rise vp againe

⁸ O thou enemie of myne reioyce not at my fall, for I shall rise againe: & though I sit in darkenesse, yet the Lorde is my light ⁹ I will beare the wrath of the Lord, for I haue offended hym till he sit in iudgement vpon my cause, and see that I haue right: then will he bring me foorth to the light, and I shall see his righteousnesse ¹⁰ She that is myne enemie, shall loke vpon it and be confounded, which nowe sayth, Where is the Lorde thy God? myne eyes shall beholde her when she shalbe troden downe as the myre in the streetes

²³ And immediatly the Angel of ye Lorde smote hym, because he gaue not God ye honour, & he was eaten of wormes, and gaue vp the ghost

⁸ For we woulde not brethren haue you ignoraunt of our trouble, whiche came vnto vs in Asia: For we were greeued out of measure, passyng strength, so greatly, that we dispayred euen of lyfe ⁹ Yea, we receaued the sentence of death in our selues, that we should not put our trust in our selues, but in God, whiche rayseth the dead ¹⁰ Who delyuered vs from so great a death, and doth deliuer: On whom we trust that yet hereafter he wyll deliuer

⁸ We are troubled on euery syde, yet are we not without shyft. We are in pouertie, but not vtterly without somewhat ⁹ We suffer persecution, but are not forsaken therin. We are cast downe, but we perisshe not ¹⁰ We alwayes beare about in the body the dying of the Lorde Iesus, that the lyfe of Iesus myght also appeare in our bodie ¹¹ For we which lyue, are alwayes deliuered vnto death for Iesus sake, that the lyfe also of Iesu myght appeare in our mortall flesshe ¹² So then, death worketh in vs, but life in you

²³ They are the ministers of Christe, (I speake as a foole) I am more: in labours more aboundant, in stripes aboue measure, in pryson more plenteouslie, in death oft ²⁴ Of the Iewes fyue tymes receaued I fourtie [stripes] saue one ²⁵ Thryse was I beaten with roddes, once stoned, thrise I suffred shipwracke, nyght and day haue I ben in ye depth ²⁶ In iourneying often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of myne owne nation, in perils among the heathen, in perils in the citie, in perils in the wildernesse, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren ²⁷ In labour & trauayle, in watchinges often, in hunger and thirst, in fastinges often, in colde and nakednesse

³ For when they shal say peace & safetie, then shall sodeyne destruction come vppon them, as sorowe vpon a woman with chylde, and they shall not escape

²⁰ Reioyce ouer her thou heauen, and ye holy apostles and prophetes: for God hath geuen your iudgement on her ²¹ And a myghtie angell toke vp a stone lyke a great mylstone, and cast it into the sea, saying: With suche violence shall that great citie Babylon be cast, & shalbe founde no more

²⁵ And when their heartes were mery, they sayde: Send for Samson, that he may make vs laugh. And they set Samson out of the prison house, and he played before them: and they set hym betweene the pyllers

⁵ And when king Dauid came to Bahurim, beholde, thence came out a man of the kinred of the house of Saul, named Semei the sonne of Gera, and he came out cursing ⁶ And he cast stones at Dauid, and at all the seruauntes of Dauid: And all the people and al the men of warre were on his right hande, and on his left ⁷ And thus sayd Semei when he cursed: Come foorth, come foorth thou bloodsheder, and thou man of Belial ⁸ The Lord hath brought vpon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose steade thou hast raigned, and the Lorde hath deliuered the kingdome into the hande of Absalom thy sonne: And beholde, thou art come to thy mischiefe, because thou art a bloodsheder ⁹ Then sayde Abisai the sonne of Zaruia vnto the king: Why doth this dead dogge curse my lord the king? let me go nowe, and take of the head of him ¹⁰ And the king sayde: What haue I to do with you ye sonnes of Zaruia? for he curseth euen because the Lord hath bidden him curse Dauid: Who dare then say, Wherfore hast thou done so ¹¹ And Dauid sayde to Abisai, and to all his seruautes, Behold, my sonne which came of myne owne bowels, seketh my lyfe: How much more then may this sonne of Iemini do it? Suffre him to curse, for the Lorde hath bidden him ¹² It may be that the Lorde will loke on myne affliction, and do me good for his cursing this day ¹³ And as Dauid and his men went by the way, Semei went along on the hilles syde ouer against him, & cursed as he went, and threwe stones at him, and cast duste ¹⁴ And the king and all that were with him came weery, and refreshed them selues there

²⁹ Haue I euer reioyced at the hurt of myne enemie? or was I euer glad that any harme happened vnto him? [Oh, no.

¹⁵ But in mine aduersitie they reioysed and gathered them together: yea, the very abiectes came together against me, yer I wyst they rented me a peeces and ceassed not

¹⁹ O let not my deceiptfull enemies triumph ouer me: let them not winke with an eye, that hate me without a cause

¹⁰ It was as a sworde in my bones, when myne enemies dyd cast me in the teeth: in saying dayly vnto me, where is nowe thy Lorde

⁵ Who so scorneth the poore, blasphemeth his maker: and he that is glad at [another mans] hurt, shall not be vnpunished

¹² But thou shouldest not haue beholden the day of thy brother in the day that he was made a straunger, neither shouldest thou haue reioyced ouer the childre of Iuda in the day of their destruction, thou shouldest not haue spoken proudly in the day of affliction

⁶ Reioyceth not in iniquitie: bur reioyceth in the trueth ⁷ Suffreth all thynges, beleueth all thynges, hopeth all thynges, endureth all thynges

²¹ And thou O daughter Edom that dwellest in the land of Huz, be glad and reioyce, for the cup shall come vnto thee also, thou shalt be dronken, and discouer thy nakednesse ²² Thy sinnes are wel punished O thou daughter Sion, he shall not suffer thee to be caried away: but thy wickednesse O daughter Edom shall he visite, and wyll discouer thy sinnes

¹⁵ And sore displeased at the carelesse heathen: for where as I was but a litle angry, they helped forward the affliction ¹⁶ Therfore thus saith the Lorde: I wyl returne vnto Hierusalem in tender mercie, so that my house shalbe builded in it, saith the Lorde of hoastes: yea, and the lyne shalbe stretched vpon Hierusal

²⁶ And he spake vnto the congregation, saying: Depart I pray you from the tentes of these wicked men, and touche nothyng of theirs, lest ye perishe in all their sinnes

¹ Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsell of the vngodly: nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seate of the scornefull

⁴ I haue not sit [in company] with vayne persons: neither haue I entred [once acquaintaunce] with dissemblers ⁵ I haue hated the congregation of the malitious: and I wyll not sit amongst the vngodly

¹¹⁵ (119:3) Auoyde from me ye malicious [persons:] and I wyll kepe the commaundementes of my Lorde

¹ Be not thou enuious to folow wicked men, and desire not to be among them

¹⁷ Wherfore come out fro among them, and separate your selues from them (saith the Lorde) and touche none vncleane thyng, and I wyll receaue you

¹¹ And haue no felowship with the vnfruitefull workes of darknesse, but rather euen rebuke them

² For men shalbe louers of their owne selues, couetous, boasters, proude, blasphemers, disobedient to fathers and mothers, vnthankefull, vngodlye ³ Without naturall affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, riotous, fierce, despisers of them which are good ⁴ Traytours, headdy, hye mynded, louers of pleasures more then louers of God ⁵ Hauyng a fourme of godlynesse, but denying the power therof: turne away from these

⁴ And I hearde another voyce from heauen say: Come awaye from her my people, that ye be not partakers of her sinnes, and that ye receaue not of her plagues ⁵ Yea, the light of the vngodly shalbe put out, and the sparke of his fire shall not shine ⁶ The light shall be darke in his dwelling, and his candle shall be put out with him

¹⁷ How oft shall the candell of the wicked be put out, and their destruction come vpon them? O what sorowe shall God geue them for their part in his wrath

¹⁷ The wicked shalbe turned vnto hell: and all people that forget God

⁶ Upon ye vngodly he wyl rayne snares, fire and brimstone: and tempestious stormes shalbe their portion to drinke

⁹ The lyght of the ryghteous maketh ioyfull: but the candell of the vngodly shalbe put out

²⁰ Who so curseth his father and mother, his light shalbe put out in the depth of darknesse

¹¹ [But] wo be vnto the wicked, for it shalbe euyll with hym: for he shalbe rewarded after his owne workes

¹² But the chyldren of the kyngdome shalbe caste out, into vtter darcknesse: there shalbe wepyng, and gnashyng of teeth

⁸ So the foolyshe sayde vnto the wyse: geue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are gone out

¹³ They are the ragyng waues of the sea, fomyng out their owne shame: They are wandryng starres, to whom is reserued the mist of darknes for euer

³¹ And Israel sawe that myghtie power which the Lorde shewed vpon the Egyptians: and the people feared the Lorde, and beleued the Lorde and his seruaunt Moyses

¹ And Corah the sonne of Isaar, the sonne of Caath, the sonne of Leui, went a part with Dathan and Abiram, the sonnes of Eliab, & On the sonne of Peleth, the sonne of Ruben ² And they rose vp before Moyses, with certayne of the children of Israel, two hundred & fiftie, which were captaynes of the multitude, famous in the congregation, and men of renoune ³ And they gathered them selues together agaynst Moyses and Aaron, and sayde vnto them: Ye take much vpon you, seyng all the multitude are holy euery one of them, and the Lorde is among them: Why lyft you your selues vp aboue the congregation of the Lord

⁵ And sayd vnto him: Beholde, thou art olde, and thy sonnes walke not in thy wayes: Now therfore make vs a king to iudge vs, as all other nations [haue ⁶ But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, geue vs a king to iudge vs: And Samuel prayed vnto the lorde ⁷ And the Lorde saide vnto Samuel, Heare the voyce of the people in all that they say vnto thee: For they haue not cast thee away, but they haue cast me away, that I should not raigne ouer them

¹² And for all that, when you sawe that Nahas the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye sayd vnto me: Not so, but a king shall raigne ouer vs: when yet the Lord your God was your king ¹³ Nowe therfore behold the king whom ye haue chosen, and whom ye haue desired: lo, ye Lorde hath set a king ouer you ¹⁴ If ye will feare the Lorde and serue him, and heare his voyce, & not disobey the worde of the Lorde, both ye and the king that raigneth ouer you, shall folowe the Lord your God ¹⁵ If ye will not hearken vnto the voyce of the Lorde, but disobey the Lordes mouth, then shall the hand of the Lord be vpon you, and on your fathers ¹⁶ Now also stand, & see this great thing whiche the Lorde will do before your eyes ¹⁷ Is it not nowe wheate hearuest? I will call vnto the Lorde, & he shal sende thunder & rayne, that ye may perceaue and see howe that your wickednes is great which ye haue done in the sight of the Lord in asking you a king ¹⁸ And so Samuel called vnto the Lord, and the Lorde sent thunder and rayne the same day: And all the people feared the Lord and Samuel exceedingly ¹⁹ And al the people sayd vnto Samuel: Pray for thy seruauntes vnto the Lord thy God, that we dye not: for we haue sinned in asking vs a king, besyde all our [other] sinnes

⁶ And he sayd vnto his men: The Lorde kepe me from doyng that thing vnto my maister the lordes annoynted to lay myne hande vpon him, seing he is the annoynted of the Lorde

¹³ And ther came a messenger to Dauid, and sayde: The heartes of the men of Israel are turned after Absalom ¹⁴ And Dauid said vnto all his seruautes that were with him at Hierusalem: Up, that we may flee, for we shall not els escape from Absalom: Make speede to departe, lest he come sodenly & catche vs, and bring euyll vpon vs, and smyte the citie with the edge of the sworde ¹⁵ And the kinges seruauntes sayd vnto him: Beholde, thy seruauntes are redy to do whatsoeuer my lord the king shall appoynt ¹⁶ And the king departed, and al his housholde at his feete: And the king left ten concubines to kepe the house ¹⁷ And the king went foorth and all the people at his feete, and taried in a place that was farre of ¹⁸ And al his seruauntes went about him: and all the Cerethites, and all the Phelethites, and all the Gethites, euen sixe hundred men whiche were come after him from Geth, went before the king ¹⁹ Then sayde the king to Ithai the Gethite: Wherfore commest thou with vs? Returne, and abyde with the king, for thou art a straunger, depart therfore to thy place ²⁰ Thou camest yesterday, and should I vnquiet thee to day to go with vs? I will go whyther I can: Therfore returne thou, & cary againe thy brethren: Mercy and trueth be with thee ²¹ And Ithai aunswered the king, & said: As the Lord lyueth, and as my lord the king lyueth, in what place my lorde the king shalbe, whether in death or lyfe, euen there also will thy seruaunt be ²² And Dauid said to Ithai: Come then, and go forward. And Ithai the Gethite went foorth, and all his men, and all the children that were with him ²³ And all the countrey wepte with a loude voyce, & all the people went ouer: The king also him selfe passed ouer the brooke Cedron, and all the people went ouer towarde the waye that leadeth to the wildernesse ²⁴ And lo Sadoc also and all the Leuites were with him, & bare the arke of the appoyntment of God, and they set downe the arke of God, and Abiathar went vp, vntill the people were all come ouer, out of the citie ²⁵ And the king sayde vnto Sadoc, Cary the arke of God againe into the citie: If I shall finde fauour in the eyes of the Lorde, he will bring me againe, & shewe me both it, and the tabernacle therof ²⁶ But if he thus say, I haue no lust vnto thee: beholde here am I, let hym do with me what semeth good in his eyes ²⁷ The king sayde also vnto Sadoc the priest: Art not thou a Sear? Returne into the citie in peace, and take your two sonnes with you, Ahimaaz thy sonne, and Ionathan the sonne of Abiathar ²⁸ Behold, I wil tary in the fieldes of the wildernesse, vntil there come some word from you to be tolde me ²⁹ Sadoc therfore and Abiathar caried the arke of God againe to Hierusalem, and they taried there ³⁰ And Dauid went vpon mount Oliuet, and wept as he went vp, and had his head couered, & went barefoote: And all the people that was with him, had euery man his head couered: & as they went vp, they wept ³¹ And one tolde Dauid, saying: Ahithophel is one of them that haue conspired with Absalom. And Dauid sayde: O Lorde I pray thee, turne the counsell of Ahithophel into foolishnes ³² When Dauid was come to the toppe of the mount, he worshipped God: and beholde, Husai the Arachite came against him, with his coate torne, and hauing earth vpon his head ³³ Unto whom Dauid sayde: If thou go with me, thou shalt be a burthen vnto me ³⁴ But if thou returne to the citie, and say vnto Absalom, I will be thy seruaunt O king: as I haue thus long ben thy fathers seruaunt, so am I nowe thy seruaunt, thou mayest for my sake destroy the counsel of Ahithophel ³⁵ And hast thou not there with thee Sadoc and Abiathar the priestes? therfore whatsoeuer thou shalt here out of the kings house, thou shalt shewe to Sadoc and Abiathar the priestes ³⁶ And behold, they haue there with them their two sonnes, Ahimaaz Sadocs sonne, and Ionathan Abiathars sonne: by them also shal ye sende me all that ye can heare ³⁷ And so Husai Dauids freende went to the citie, and Absalom entred into Hierusalem

¹⁶ And so when all Israel sawe that the king regarded them not, the people aunswered the king with these wordes, saying: What portion haue we in Dauid? we haue no inheritaunce in the sonne of Isai: To your tentes O Israel, nowe see to thyne owne house Dauid. And so Israel departed vnto their tentes

² Kepe the kynges commaundement, namely for the oth that thou hast made vnto God for the same ³ Be not hastie to go out of his sight, and see thou continue in no euyll thing: for whatsoeuer it pleaseth hym, that doth he ⁴ Like as when a king geueth a charge, his commaundement is mightie: Euen so, who may say vnto him, what doest thou ⁵ Who so kepeth the commaundement, shall feele no harme: but a wyse mans heart discerneth the tyme and iudgement

²¹ They say vnto hym, Caesars. Then sayde he vnto them: Geue therfore vnto Caesar, the [thynges] which are Caesars: and vnto God, those [thynges] that are gods

¹ Let euery soule be subiect vnto the hyer powers: For there is no power but of god. The powers that be, are ordeyned of God ² Whosoeuer therfore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinaunce of God: And they that resist, shall receaue to the selues dampnation ³ For rulers are not fearefull to good workes, but to the euyll. Wylt thou not feare the power? Do well, and thou shalt haue prayse of the same ⁴ For he is the minister of God for thy wealth. But yf thou do euyll, feare: For he beareth not the sworde in vayne, for he is the minister of God, reuenger of wrath on hym that doth euyll ⁵ Wherfore, ye must needes be subiect, not only for feare of punishment: but also because of conscience ⁶ And for this cause pay ye tribute. For they are Gods ministers, seruyng for the same purpose ⁷ Geue to euery man therfore his dutie, tribute to whom tribute, custome to whom custome, feare to whom feare, honour to whom honour [belongeth.

¹ Warne them to be subiect to rule & power, to obey magistrates, to be redie to euery good worke

¹³ Submit your selues therfore vnto al maner ordinaunce of ma for the Lordes sake: whether it be vnto the king, as hauyng the preeminence ¹⁴ Other vnto rulers, as vnto them that are sent of hym for the punyshment of euyll doers, but for the laude of them that do well ¹⁵ For so is the wyll of God, that with well doyng, ye may stoppe the mouthes of foolishe and ignoraunt men ¹⁶ As free, and not as hauyng the libertie for a cloke of maliciousnes, but euen as the seruauntes of God ¹⁷ Honour all men. Loue brotherly felowship. Feare God. Honour the kyng

³¹ And assoone as he had made an ende of speaking al these wordes, the ground cloue asunder that was vnder them ³² And the earth opened her mouth, and swalowed them vp, and their houses, and all the men that were with Corah, and all their goodes ³³ And they and all that they had went downe alyue vnto the pit, and the earth closed vpon them: and they perished from among the congregation ³⁴ And all Israel that were about them, fled at the crye of them: And they sayde, lest the earth swalowe vs vp also ³⁵ And there came out a fire from the Lorde, and consumed the two hundred and fiftie men that offered incense

¹ And the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled away from the Philistines, and fell downe wounded in mount Gilboa ² And the Philistines preassed sore vpon Saul & his sonnes, & slue Ionathan, & Abinadab, & Melchisua, Sauls sonnes ³ And when the battaile went sore against Saul, the archers with bowes found him, and he was fore afrayde of the archers ⁴ The said Saul vnto his harnesse bearer, Draw out thy sword, & thrust me through therewith: lest the vncircumcised come and thrust me through & mocke me. And his harnesse bearer wolde not, for he was sore afrayd: Therefore Saul toke a sword, and fell vpon it ⁵ And when his harnesse bearer sawe that Saul was dead, he fell lykewise vpon his sword, and dyed with him ⁶ And so Saul dyed, & his three sonnes, and his harnesse bearer, and al his men that same day together ⁷ And when the men of Israel, that were on the other syde of the valley, and they of the other syde Iordaine, sawe that the men of Israel were put to flight, and that Saul and his sonnes were dead, they left the cities, and ran away, and the Philistines came and dwelt in them

⁷ Where the people of Israel were slaine before the seruauntes of Dauid: & there was a great slaughter that day, euen of twentie thousande men ⁸ For the battell was scattered ouer al the countrey: And the wood deuoured mo people that day, then dyd the sword

¹⁶ And the children of Israel fled before Iuda, and God delyuered them into their hande ¹⁷ And Abia and his people slue a great slaughter of them: There fell downe wounded of Israel fiue hundred thousand chosen men

¹¹ Who regardeth the force of thy wrath? for euen there after as a man feareth thee, so [feeleth he] thy displeasure

¹⁴ The kinges displeasure is a messenger of death: but a wise man wyll pacifie hym

² The feare of the king is as the roaring of a Lion, who so prouoketh hym vnto anger, offendeth against his owne soule

¹¹ Ephraim is oppressed and broken in iudgement, because he wyllyngly folowed the commaundement

¹⁰ I am: where is thy king nowe that shoulde helpe thee in all thy cities? Yea and thy iudges of whom thou saydest, Geue me a king and princes ¹¹ I gaue thee a king in my wrath, and in my displeasure I toke him from thee agayne

¹⁵ Ye shall do no vnrighteousnesse in iudgement, thou shalt not fauour the person poore, nor honour the person mightie, but in righteousnes shalt thou iudge thy neighbour

¹⁷ Ye shall haue no respect of any person in iudgement, but you shall heare the small aswell as the great: You shall not feare the face of any man, for the iudgement is Gods. And the cause that is to harde for you, referre it vnto me, and I wyll heare it

¹⁹ Wrest not thou the lawe, nor knowe any person, neither take any rewarde: for giftes do blinde the eyes of the wise, & peruert the wordes of the righteous

⁷ Wherfore now let the feare of the Lord be vpon you, and take heede, & be doyng [the thing that pleaseth hym] for there is no vnrighteousnes with the Lorde our God, that he shoulde haue any respect of persons, or take rewardes

² Howe long wyll ye geue wrong iudgement: and accept the persons of the vngodly? Selah ³ Iudge ryght vnto the poore and fatherlesse: dispatch according to iustice suche as be afflicted and in necessitie ⁴ Deliuer the poore and outcast: saue them from the hande of the vngodly

⁴³ (107:41) Whosoeuer is wyse, he wyll both obserue these thinges: and also well consider the louing kindnesse of God

⁶ To vnderstande a parable, and the interpretation therof, the wordes of the wise, and their darke speaches

⁵ It is not good to regarde the person of the vngodly, to ouerthrowe the righteous in iudgement

¹⁷ Bowe downe thyne eare, and heare the wordes of the wise: applie thy mind vnto my doctrine

²¹ To haue respect of persons [in iudgement] is not good, for that man wyll do wrong, yea euen for a peece of bread

¹ Who is wise? who hath knowledge to make an aunswere? A mans wysdome maketh his face to shine: but vnshamefastnes putteth it out of fauour

⁹ Who so is wise, shall vnderstande these thinges, and he that is right instruct wyll regarde them: for the wayes of the Lorde are righteous, such as be godly wyll walke in them: as for the wicked, they shall stumble therin

²⁴ Iudge not after the [vtter] appearaunce, but iudge with a ryghteous iudgement

²⁰ Them that sinne, rebuke before all, that other also may feare ²¹ I testifie before God, and the Lorde Iesus Christe, and the elect angels, that thou obserue these thinges without hastynesse of iudgement, and do nothyng after parcialitie

⁴ Are ye not partiall in your selues, and are made iudges of euyll thoughtes ⁵ Hearken my deare beloued brethren. Hath not God chosen the poore of this worlde, such as are riche in fayth, and heyres of the kyngdome, which he promised to them that loue hym ⁶ But ye haue despised the poore. Do not riche men oppresse you by tirannie, and drawe you before the iudgementes seates

¹⁷ But the wisdome that is from aboue, is first pure, then peaseable, gentle, and easie to be entreated, full of mercie and good fruites, without iudgyng, without simulation

¹⁷ And yf so be that ye call on the father, which without respect of person iudgeeth accordyng to euery mans worke, see that ye passe the tyme of your dwellyng here, in feare

⁶ Thou shalt not hinder the right of thy poore in his suite ⁷ Kepe thee farre from a false matter, and the innocent and righteous see thou slay not: for I wyll not iustifie the wicked

²⁶ Who so hoordeth vp his corne, shalbe cursed among the people: but blessyng shall lyght vpon his head that geueth foode

¹⁵ The Lorde hateth as well hym that iustifieth the vngodly, as him that condempneth the innocent

²⁷ He that geueth vnto the poore shall not lacke: but he that hydeth his eyes from them, shall haue many a curse

¹⁰ Accuse not a seruaunt vnto his maister, lest he speake euyll of thee, and thou be hurt

²⁰ Wo be vnto them that call euyll good, and good euyll, which make darknesse lyght, and lyght darknesse, that make sowre sweete, and sweete sowre

²³ Wo be vnto them that geue sentence with the vngodly for rewardes, but condempne the iust cause of the ryghteous

²⁴ And they shall go foorth and loke vpon the carions of them that haue transgressed agaynst me: for their wormes shall not dye, neither shall their fire be quenched, and all fleshe shall abhorre them

¹³ For from the least to the most they hang all vpon couetousnesse: and from the prophete vnto the priest, they go about falshood and lyes ¹⁴ And beside that, they heale the hurt of my people with sweete wordes, saying, Peace, peace: when there is no peace at all

¹⁰ Wherfore I wyl geue their wiues vnto aliauntes, and their fields to destroyers: For from the lowest vnto the hyest they folowe filthy lucre, and from the prophete vnto the priest they deale all with lies ¹¹ Neuerthelesse, they heale the hurt of my people very slenderly, saying, peace, peace: where there is no peace at all

²² Seeing that with your lyes you discomfort the heart of the righteous, who I haue not discomforted: Againe, forsomuche as ye encourage the hande of the wicked, so that he may not turne from his wicked way in promising hym life

¹⁷ Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thyne heart, but shalt in any wyse rebuke thy neighbour, & suffer not sinne vpon hym

¹³ I haue tolde hym that I wyll iudge his house for euer, for the wickednesse which he knoweth: For whe [the people] cursed his sonnes for ye same [wickednesse] he hath not corrected them

¹⁹ And therfore shalt thou say vnto him, thus sayth the Lorde: Hast thou killed & also gotten possession? And thou shalt speake vnto him, saying, thus sayth the Lord: In the place were dogges licked the blood of Naboth, shall dogges licke euen thy blood also ²⁰ And Ahab sayde to Elias: Hast thou founde me, O thou myne enemie? He aunswered: I haue founde thee, for thou hast sold thy selfe to worke wickednesse in the sight of the Lorde

⁷ And I aduised so in my minde, that I rebuked the counsellers and the rulers, and saide vnto them: Euery one of you layeth great burdens vpon his brother. And I brought a great congregation against them ⁸ And saide vnto them: We after our habilitie haue redeemed our brethren the Iewes, which were solde vnto the heathen: And wyll you sell your brethre againe, and shall they be solde vnto vs? Then held they their peace, and coulde finde nothing to aunswere ⁹ And [Nehemia] saide, It is not good that ye do: Ought ye not to walke in the feare of our God, because of the rebuke of the heathen that are our enemies

⁸ And it greeued me sore: therefore I cast foorth all the vessels of the house of Tobia out of the chamber ⁹ And commaunded them to clense the chambers, and thyther brought I againe the vessels of the house of God, with the meate offring, and the incense ¹⁰ And I perceaued that the portions of the Leuites had not ben geuen them, and that euery one was fled to his land, euen the Leuites and singers that executed the worke ¹¹ Then reproued I the rulers, and sayd: Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place

¹⁷ Then reproued I the rulers in Iuda, & sayd vnto them: What euyl thing is this that ye do, & breake the Sabbath day

²⁵ Then I reproued them, and cursed them, and smote certayne men of them, and made them bare: and toke an oth of them by God, Ye shall not geue your daughters vnto their sonnes, neither shall ye take their daughters vnto your sonnes, or for your selues

²⁸ And one of the children of Iehoiada the sonne of Eliasib the hye priest, was the sonne in law of Sanaballat the Horonite: but I chased him from me

¹⁶ I was a father to the poore: and when I knewe not the cause, I sought it out diligently ¹⁷ I brake the iawes of the vnrighteous man, and pluckt the spoyle out of his teeth ¹⁸ Then I sayde, I shall die in my nest: and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sande

²³ He that folowyng my preceptes rebuketh a man, shall fynde more fauour at the last then he that flattereth hym

⁴ For Iohn sayde vnto hym: it is not lawfull for thee to haue her

²⁰ Them that sinne, rebuke before all, that other also may feare

² Preache the worde, be instant in season, out of season: Improue, rebuke, exhort in all long sufferyng and doctrine

¹³ This witnesse is true: wherfore rebuke them sharpely that they may be founde in the fayth

¹⁵ These thynges speake and exhort, and rebuke with all aucthoritie. Let no man dispise thee

³⁸ Then saide Pharao vnto his seruauntes: May there be founde a man suche as this is, in whom the spirite of God is ³⁹ And Pharao saide vnto Ioseph: Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is no man of vnderstandyng or of wisedome lyke vnto thee ⁴⁰ Thou therfore shalt be ouer my house, and accordyng to thy worde shall all my people be ruled: only in the [kynges] seate wyll I be aboue thee ⁴¹ And Pharao sayde agayne vnto Ioseph: beholde, I haue set thee ouer all the lande of Egypt ⁴² And Pharao toke of his ryng from his hande, and put it vpon Iosephes hande: & arayed him in cloth of raynes, & put a golden cheyne about his necke ⁴³ And set hym vpon the best charet he had saue one: and they cried before him, tender father, and made hym ruler ouer all the lande of Egypt ⁴⁴ And moreouer Pharao said vnto Ioseph: I am Pharao, and without thee shal no man lyft vp his hande or foote in all the lande of Egypt ⁴⁵ And Pharao called Iosephes name Zaphnath Paaneach, & he gaue hym to wyfe Asnath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. Then went Ioseph ouer the lande of Egypt ⁴⁶ (And he was thirtie yere olde when he stoode before Pharao king of Egypt) And Ioseph departyng from the presence of Pharao, went throughout all the lande of Egypt ⁴⁷ And in the seuen plenteous yeres, the earth brought foorth great store for to lay vp ⁴⁸ And he gathered vp all the foode of the seuen plenteous yeres which were in the lande of Egypt, and layed vp the foode in the cities: the foode of the fieldes that grew rounde about euery citie, layed he vp in the same ⁴⁹ And Ioseph layed vp corne in store lyke vnto the sande of the sea, in multitude out of measure, vntyll he left numbryng: for it was without number ⁵⁰ And vnto Ioseph were borne two sonnes before the yeres of famine came: which Asnath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On, bare vnto hym ⁵¹ And Ioseph called the name of the first sonne, Manasse: for God [sayde he] hath made me forget al my labour, and all my fathers housholde ⁵² The name of the seconde called he Ephraim, for God [sayd he] hath caused me to be fruitefull in the lande of my trouble ⁵³ And when the seuen yeres of plenteousnesse that was in the land of Egypt, were ended ⁵⁴ Then came the seuen yeres of dearth, according as Ioseph had sayde, and the dearth was in all landes: but in all the lande of Egypt, was there yet foode ⁵⁵ And when the lande of Egypt also began to hunger, the people cryed to Pharao for bread. And Pharao sayde vnto al the Egyptians, go vnto Ioseph: and what he sayeth to you, that do ⁵⁶ And the dearth was throughout all the lande: and Ioseph opened all the barnes wherein was corne, and solde vnto the Egyptians: for the famine waxed sore in the lande of Egypt ⁵⁷ And all countreys came into Egypt to Ioseph, for to bye [corne] because that the famine was so sore in all landes

²⁵ How strong are the wordes of trueth? and which of you can rebuke or reproue them

²³ A ioyfull thing it is to a man whe his counsayle is folowed: and howe good is a worde spoken in season

¹ A man may wel purpose a thyng in his heart: but the aunswere of the tongue commeth of the Lorde

¹¹ A worde spoken in due season, is lyke apples of golde in a graued worke of siluer ¹² Who so reproueth a wyse man that hath an obedient eare, is as a golden earring, and an ornament of fine golde

⁴⁶ Then the king Nabuchodonozor fell downe vpon his face, and bowed hym selfe vnto Daniel, and commaunded to ordeine rewardes and sweete odours for hym ⁴⁷ The king aunswered Daniel, & sayde: Of a trueth your God is a God of gods, and the Lorde of kinges, and a reuealer of secretes, seing thou couldest reueale this secrete ⁴⁸ So the king made Daniel a great man, and gaue him many & great giftes: he made hym ruler of all the countreys of Babylon, and the chiefe of the rulers aboue all the wyse men of Babylon

¹⁷ And Iesus aunswered, and sayde vnto them: Geue to Caesar [the thynges] that belong to Caesar: and to God, [the thynges] which pertayne to God. And they marueyled at hym ¹⁸ There came also vnto hym, the Saducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and they asked hym, saying

³² And the scribe sayde vnto hym: well maister, thou hast sayde the trueth, for there is one God, & there is none but he ³³ And to loue hym with all the heart, and with all the vnderstandyng, & with all the soule, and with all the strength, and to loue a [mans] neyghbour as hym selfe, is greater then all the burnt offerynges and sacrifices ³⁴ And when Iesus sawe that he aunswered discretely, he sayde vnto hym: Thou art not farre from the kingdome of God. And no man after that, durst aske hym any question

¹⁷ And the king commaunded them to bring great stones, costly stones, & hewed stones, for the foundatio of the house ¹⁸ And Solomons masons, and the masons of Hiram did hewe them, and the stone squarers: And so they prepared both tymber and stones, for the building of the house

⁷ And the house was built of stone, made perfect alredye before it was brought thyther: so that there was neither hammer nor axe, either any toole of iron heard in the house while it was in buylding

²⁸ For which of you, disposed to buylde a towre, sitteth not downe before, and counteth the cost, whether he haue sufficient to perfourme it ²⁹ Lest after he hath layde the foundation, and is not able to perfourme it, all that beholde it, begyn to mocke hym ³⁰ Saying: this man began to buylde, and was not able to make an ende

¹⁶ Thou shalt not beare false witnesse agaynst thy neyghbour

¹ Thou shalt not haue to do with any false report, neither shalt thou put thine hand with the wicked, to be an vnrighteous witnesse

⁹ Then aunswered Doeg the Edomite (which was appoynted by ye seruauntes of Saul) and sayd: I sawe the sonne of Isai, when he came to Nob to Ahimelech the sonne of Ahitob ¹⁰ Whiche asked councel of the Lorde for him, and gaue him vittayles, and the sword of Goliath the Philistine also

⁹ And she wrote in the letter, saying: Proclayme a fast, and set Naboth on hye among the people ¹⁰ And set two vnthriftes before him, to beare witnesse against him, saying, Thou dyddest blaspheme God and the king: And then carie him out, and stone him to death ¹¹ And the men of his citie, euen the elders and gouernours whiche dwelt in his citie, dyd as Iezabel had sent vnto them, and as it was written in the letter whiche she had sent vnto them ¹² They proclaymed a fast, and set Naboth among the chiefe of the people ¹³ And there came in two men the children of Belial, and sate before him: And the [two] vnthriftie persons witnessed against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying: Naboth dyd blaspheme God and the king. And they caried him out of the citie, & stoned him with stones, that he died

³ And the Lorde sayde vnto Satan: Hast thou not considered my seruaunt Iob? howe there is none like vnto hym in the earth, a perfect and a iust man? one that feareth God, and eschueth euil, & continueth still in his vprightnesse, although thou mouedst me against hym, to destroy him without cause

⁷ For without a cause they haue priuily layde for me a pit [full] of their nettes: without a cause they haue made a digyng vnto my soule

¹¹ False witnesse did rise vp: they layde thinges to my charge that I know not

¹ Why boastest thy self thou tiraunt of mischiefe? the goodnes of God dayly endureth

⁵ A faithfull witnesse will not dissemble: but a false recorde wyll make a lye

⁵ A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes shall not escape

⁹ A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes shall perishe

²⁸ A false witnesse shall perishe: but [a good] man speaketh constantly what he hath hearde

¹⁸ Whoso beareth false witnesse against his neighbour, he is a very club, a sworde, and a sharpe arrowe

⁵⁹ The chiefe priestes, and elders, and all the councell, sought false witnesse agaynst Iesus, for to put hym to death ⁶⁰ But founde none: yea, when many false witnesses came, yet founde they none. At the last, came two false witnesses

²³ The deputie sayde: What euyll hath he done? But they cryed the more, saying: let hym be crucified

²⁵ But [this commeth to passe,] that the worde myght be fulfylled, that is written in their lawe: They hated me without a cause

²⁵ Wherfore, puttyng away lying, speake euery man trueth vnto his neyghbour, forasmuch as we are members one of another

⁹ Lye not one to another, seyng that ye haue put of ye olde man with his workes

⁸ But the fearefull and vnbeleuing, and the abhominable, and murtherers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, & all lyers, shall haue their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brymstone: which is the seconde death

¹⁵ For without shalbe dogges, and inchaunters, and whoremongers, and murtherers, and idolaters, and whosoeuer loueth or maketh leasynges

¹¹ Then three thonsande men of Iuda went to the toppe of the rocke Etam, & sayde to Samson: Wottest thou not that the Philistines are rulers ouer vs? Wherfore then hast thou done thus vnto vs? He aunswered them: As they dyd vnto me, so haue I done vnto them

²² And Absalom sayde vnto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: Howbeit, Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Thamar ²³ And after the tyme of two yeres, Absalom had sheepe shearers in the playne of Hazor beside Ephraim, & bade all the kinges sonnes ²⁴ And came to the king, and saide: Beholde, thy seruaunt hath sheepe shearers, I pray thee that the king with his seruauntes come to thy seruaunt ²⁵ The king aunswered Absalom: Nay my sonne, I pray thee let vs not go all, lest we be chargeable vnto thee. And Absalom laye sore vpon him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him ²⁶ Then saide Absalom: but I pray thee shall not my brother Amnon go with vs? And the king aunswered him: what needeth it that he go with thee ²⁷ But Absalom made such instaunce, that he let Amnon & all the kinges children go with him ²⁸ Now had Absalom commaunded his young men, saying: Marke when Amnons heart is mery with wine, and when I bid you smyte Amnon: then kil him, and feare not: haue not I bidden you? be bolde therfore, & play the men

²² Say not thou, I wyll recompence euyll: but put thy trust in the Lorde, and he shall deliuer thee

²¹ If thyne enemie hunger, feede hym, if he thirst, geue him drinke ²² For so shalt thou heape coles of fire vpon his head, and the Lorde shall rewarde thee

³⁹ But, I say vnto you, that ye resist not euyll. But, whosoeuer geueth thee a blowe on thy right cheeke, turne to him the other also ⁴⁰ And yf any man wyll sue thee at the lawe, and take away thy coate, let him haue thy cloke also ⁴¹ And whosoeuer wyll compell thee to go a myle, go with hym twayne ⁴² Geue to hym that asketh thee: & from hym that woulde borowe of thee, turne not thou away ⁴³ Ye haue heard, that it is saide: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour, & hate thyne enemie ⁴⁴ But I saye vnto you, loue your enemies, blesse them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, pray for the which hurt you, and persecute you

¹⁷ Recompensyng to no man euyll for euyll. Prouydyng afore hande thynges honest, [not only before God, but also] in the syght of all men ¹⁸ If it be possible, as much as lyeth in you, lyue peaceably with all men ¹⁹ Dearely beloued, auenge not your selues, but rather geue place vnto wrath. For it is written: Uengeaunce is myne, I wyll repay sayth the Lorde ²⁰ Therfore, yf thyne enemie hunger, feede hym: yf he thyrst, geue him drinke. For in so doyng, thou shalt heape coales of fyre on his head ²¹ Be not ouercome of euyll, but ouercome euyll with good

¹⁵ See that none recompence euyll for euyll vnto any man: but euer folowe that whiche is good, both among your selues, and to all men

⁸ For as I haue proued by experience, they that plow iniquitie & sow wretchednesse, reape the same

²⁷ Lo, this we our selues haue proued by experience, and euen thus it is: Hearken thou to it also, that thou mayest take heede to thy selfe

¹⁷ I will tel thee, heare me, and I will shewe thee that I haue seene

²⁵ I haue ben a young chylde, and nowe I am olde: and yet sawe I neuer the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begyng bread

⁴² (107:40) The righteous will marke [this] and reioyce: and the mouth of all wickednesse shalbe stopped

⁶ Go to the emmet thou sluggarde, consider her wayes, and learne to be wyse ⁷ She hath no guyde, nor ouerseer, nor ruler ⁸ Yet in the sommer she prouideth her meate, and gathereth her foode together in the haruest ⁹ Howe long wylt thou sleepe thou sluggishe man? When wylt thou aryse out of thy sleepe ¹⁰ Yea, sleepe on still a litle, slumber a litle, folde thyne handes together yet a litle that thou mayest sleepe ¹¹ So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie like a weaponed man ¹² An vngodly person, a wicked man, goeth with a frowarde mouth ¹³ He winketh with his eyes, he tokeneth with his feete, he teacheth with his fingers ¹⁴ He is euer imagining mischiefe and frowardnes in his heart, and causeth discorde ¹⁵ Therefore shall his destruction come hastyly vpon hym, sodainly shall he be all to broken, and not be healed ¹⁶ These sixe thinges doth the Lorde hate, and the seuenth he vtterly abhorreth ¹⁷ A proude loke, a lying tongue, handes that shed innocent blood ¹⁸ An heart that goeth about wicked imaginations, feete that be swyft in running to mischiefe ¹⁹ A false witnesse that bringeth vp lyes, and hym that soweth discorde among brethren

³² But whoso committeth adultrie with a woman, lacketh vnderstanding: and he that doth it, destroyeth his owne soule

¹³ In the lippes of him that hath vnderstanding, a man shall finde wysdome: but the rod belongeth to the backe of the foolishe

¹¹ He that tylleth his lande, shall haue plenteousnesse of bread: but he that foloweth idlenesse is a very foole

¹ So I turned me, and considered all the violent wrong that is done vnder the sunne: and beholde the teares of such as were oppressed, and there was no man to comfort them, or that woulde deliuer and defende them from the violence of their oppressours ² Wherfore I iudged those that are dead, to be more happy then those that be alyue ³ Yea him that is yet vnborne, to be better at ease then they both: because he seeth not the miserable workes that are done vnder the sunne ⁴ Agayne, I sawe that all trauayle and diligence of labour that euery man taketh in hande, was done of enuie agaynst his neighbour: This is also a vayne thyng, and a vexation of mynde ⁵ The foole foldeth his handes together, and eateth vp his owne fleshe ⁶ One handfull [saith he] is better with rest, then both the handes full with labour and trauayle of mynde ⁷ Moreouer I turned me, and beholde yet another vanitie vnder the sunne ⁸ There is one man, no mo but himselfe alone, hauing neither childe nor brother, yet is there no ende of his carefull trauayle, his eyes can not be satisfied with riches: [yet saith he not] for whom do I take such trauayle? For whose pleasure do I thus consume away my life? This is also a vayne and miserable thyng

¹⁵ All thinges haue I considered in the time of my vanitie: that the iust man perisheth for his righteousnesse sake, & the vngodly liueth in his wickednesse

⁹ All these thinges haue I considered, and applied my mynde vnto euery worke that is vnder the sunne, howe one man hath lordship vpon another to his owne harme ¹⁰ For I haue seene often the vngodly brought to their graues, and yet they haue returned into the citie agayne: and came from the place of holy men, whiche in the citie were growen out of memorie, as were those also that liued well: This is also a vayne thing ¹¹ Because nowe that euyll workes are not hastyly punished, the heart of man geueth hym selfe ouer vnto wickednesse

¹⁷ Unto Adam he sayde: Because thou hast hearkened vnto the voyce of thy wyfe, and hast eaten of the tree concernyng the whiche I commaunded thee, saying, thou shalt not eate of it, cursed is the grounde for thy sake, in sorowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy lyfe ¹⁸ Thorne also and thistle shall it bryng foorth to thee, and thou shalt eate the hearbe of the fielde ¹⁹ In the sweatte of thy face shalt thou eate thy breade, tyll thou be turned agayne into the ground, for out of it wast thou taken: For dust thou art, and into dust shalt thou be turned agayne

⁴⁰ Then let thystles growe in steede of my wheate, and cockle for my barlye

²³ The feare of the Lord [bringeth a man] to lyfe: and he shall rest the whole night in plenteousnesse without visitation of any plague

⁴ A slouthfull body wyll not go to plow for colde of the winter: therefore shall he begge in sommer, and haue nothing

¹³ The slouthfull body saith there is a Lion without: I might be slaine in the streate

²¹ For suche as be drunkardes and riotours shall come to pouertie: and he that is geuen to muche sleepe, shall go with a ragged coate

¹⁸ Thorowe slouthfulnesse the balkes fall downe, and thorowe idle handes it rayneth in at the house

⁵ Well, nowe I shall tell you howe I will do with my vineyarde: I will take the hedge from it, that it may perishe, and breake downe the wall therof, that it may be troden vnder foote

³ For thus saith the Lorde to all Iuda and Hierusalem: Plowe your lande, and sowe not among the thornes

⁷ Agayne, some fell among thornes, and the thornes sprong vp and choked them

²² He also that receaued seede into the thornes, is he that heareth the worde: and the care of this worlde, and the disceiptfulnes of ryches, choke vp the worde, and so is he made vnfruitfull

⁸ But that grounde whiche beareth thornes and bryers, is reproued, and is nye vnto cursyng, whose ende is to be burned

¹¹ And all Israel shall heare and feare, and shall do no more any suche wickednesse, as this is among you

²¹ And all the men of that citie shall stone hym with stones vnto death: And thou shalt put euyll away from thee, and all Israel shall heare, and feare

²⁹ O that they were wyse, and vnderstoode this, that they woulde consider their latter ende

¹⁷ What is man that thou doest magnifie him? and that thou settest thy heart vpon him

⁴ Be ye angry, but sinne not: commune with your owne heart in your chaumber, and be styll. Selah

¹⁹ But Marie kept al those sayinges, and pondered them in her heart

⁵¹ And he went downe with them, and came to Nazareth, & was obedient vnto them: But his mother kepte all these sayinges in her heart

⁶ These veryly are ensamples to vs, to thintent that we shoulde not lust after euyll thynges, as they also lusted

¹¹ All these thinges happened vnto them for ensamples: but they are written to put vs in remembraunce, whom the endes of the worlde are come vpon

⁵ My mynde is therfore to put you in remembraunce: forasmuch as ye once knowe this, howe that the Lorde, after that he had delyuered the people out of Egypt, destroyed the which afterward beleued not ⁶ The Angels also which kept not their first estate, but left their owne habitation, he hath reserued in euerlastyng chaynes vnder darkenesse, vnto the iudgement of the great day ⁷ Euen as Sodome and Gomorrhe, and the cities about them, which in lyke maner defiled them selues with fornication, and folowed straunge fleshe, are set foorth for an ensample, and suffer the payne of eternall fyre

⁴ Let not thyne eyes sleepe, nor thyne eye liddes slumber ⁵ Saue thy self as a Doe from the hand of the [hunter] and as a byrde from the hande of the fouler ⁶ Go to the emmet thou sluggarde, consider her wayes, and learne to be wyse ⁷ She hath no guyde, nor ouerseer, nor ruler ⁸ Yet in the sommer she prouideth her meate, and gathereth her foode together in the haruest ⁹ Howe long wylt thou sleepe thou sluggishe man? When wylt thou aryse out of thy sleepe ¹⁰ Yea, sleepe on still a litle, slumber a litle, folde thyne handes together yet a litle that thou mayest sleepe ¹¹ So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie like a weaponed man

¹¹ And chiefely consideryng the season, howe that it is tyme that we shoulde nowe awake out of slepe: For nowe is our saluation nearer, then when we beleued

¹⁴ Wherefore he sayth: Awake thou that sleepest, and stande vp from the dead, and Christe shall geue thee lyght

⁶ Therefore let vs not sleepe, as [do] other: but let vs watche and be sober ⁷ For they that sleepe, sleepe in the night: and they that be druncken, are druncken in the nyght ⁸ But let vs which are of the day, be sober, puttyng on the brest plate of fayth and loue, and a helmet, the hope of saluation

⁴ An idle hande maketh poore: but a quicke labouring hande maketh riche

⁴ The sluggarde woulde fayne haue and can not get [his desire:] but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie