Proverbs 23 Cross References - Great

¹ When thou syttest at the table to eate wt a Lorde, ordre thy selfe manerly wt the thynges ² that are set before the. Measure thyne appetite: ³ & yf thou wylt rule thyne awne selfe, be not ouer gredy of hys meate, for meate begyleth & disceaueth. ⁴ Take not ouer greate trauayle & labour to be riche, beware of soch a purpose. ⁵ Why wilt thou set thyne eye vpon the thynge, which sodenly vanisheth awaye? For riches make them selues winges, & take theyr flyght lyke an Aegle in to that ayre. ⁶ Eate not thou with the ennyous, & desyre not his meat, ⁷ for he doth as a man that pescribeth a mesure to the in his herte. He sayth vnto the: eate & dryncke, where as his herte is not wt the. ⁸ Yee, the morsels that thou hast eaten shalt thou perbrake & lese those swete wordes. ⁹ Tell nothinge in to the eares of a foole, for he wyll despyse the wysdome of thy wordes. ¹⁰ Remoue not the olde lande marke, & come not within the felde of the fatherlesse: ¹¹ For he that delyuereth them, is mightie, euen he shall defende theyr cause against the. ¹² Applye thyne herte vnto correccion, & thyne eare to the wordes of knowledge. ¹³ Witholde not correcion from the childe, for yf thou beatest him wt the rodd, he shall not dye therof. ¹⁴ Yf thou smyte him wt the rodde, thou shalt deliuer his soule from hell. ¹⁵ My sonne, yf thy herte receaue wysdome, my herte also shall reioyce: ¹⁶ yee, my reynes shalbe very glad: yf thy lippes speke the thinge that is ryght. ¹⁷ Let not thyne herte be gelous to folowe synners, but kepe the styll in the feare of the Lord all the daye longe: ¹⁸ for the ende is not yet come, & thy pacient abydynge shall not be in vayne. ¹⁹ My sonne, geue eare & be wyse, and set strayte thynehert in the waye of the Lord. ²⁰ Kepe no company wt wyne bybbers & ryotous eaters of flesh: ²¹ for soch as be dronckardes & ryotous shall come to pouerte, & he that is geuen to moch slepe, shall go wt a ragged coate. ²² Geue eare vnto thy father that begat the, & despyse not thy mother when she is olde. ²³ Labour for to get the trueth: sell yt not awaye, & so do by wysdome, nourtour & vnderstandyng: ²⁴ for a ryghteous father is maruelous glad of a wyse sonne, and he that begettith a wyse chylde shall haue gret pleasure of him. ²⁵ Do so that thy father & mother may be glad of the, & that she that bare the may reioyse. ²⁶ My sonne, geue me thyne herte, & lett thyne eyes haue pleasure in my wayes. ²⁷ For an whore is a depe graue, and an harlot is a narow pytt. ²⁸ She lurketh lyke a thefe, and bringeth vnto her such men as be full of vyce. ²⁹ Who hath wo? Who hath sorow? Who hath strife? Who hath brauling? & who hath woundes without cause Or who hath reed eyes? ³⁰ Euen they that be euer at the wyne, & seke excesse. ³¹ Loke not thou vpon the wyne, how redd it is, & what a colour it geueth in the glasse. ³² It goeth downe softly, but at the last it byteth lyke a serpent, & styngeth as an Adder. ³³ So shall thine eyes loke vnto straunge wemen, & thyne herte shall muse vpon frowarde thynges. ³⁴ Yee, thou shalt be as though thou layest in the myddest of the see, or sleptest vpon the toppe of the mast of a shippe. ³⁵ They wouded me (shalt thou saye) but it hath not hurte me: they haue all to broken me, but I felt it not. Whan I am well wakened, I will go to the drincke againe.

³² And they prepared for hym by him selfe, and for them by them selues, & for the Egypcians which dyd eate with him by them selues, because the Egypcians maye not eate bread with the Hebrues, for that is an abhomynacyon vnto the Egypcyans. ³³ And they satt before hym: the eldest accordynge vnto hys age, & the yongest accordynge vnto hys youth. And the men merueled amonge them selues. ³⁴ And they broughte rewardes vnto them from before hym: but Ben Iamins parte was fyue tymes so moch as any of theyrs And they drynkynge were dronke with hym.

¹² These are spottes which of your kidnes feast together, wt out feare, lyuinge lawlesse, and after ther awne pleasure. Cloudes they are with out water, caryed about of windes, trees wt out frute at geatheringe time withered, twyse deed, & plucked vp by the rotes.

⁸ Wherfore yf thy hande or thy fote hinder the, cut him of & cast it from the. It is better for the to enter into lyfe halt or maymed, rather then thou shuldest (hauinge two handes or two fete) be cast into euerlastyng fyre. ⁹ And yf thyne eye offende the, plucke it oute, and caste it from the. It is better for the to enter into lyfe wt one eye, rather then (hauyng two eyes) to be cast into hell fyre.

²⁷ but I tame my body, & brynge it into subieccyon, lest by anye meanes it come to passe, that whan I haue preached to other, I my selfe shulde be a cast awaye.

¹⁹ whose ende is damnacion, whose God is theyr belly and glory to theyr shame, which are worldely mynded.

⁴ O let not myne herte be inclyned to any euell thynge: let me not be occupyed in vngodly workes, with the men that worke wyckednesse, lest I eate of soch thynges as please them.

⁶ Eate not thou with the ennyous, & desyre not his meat,

⁸ But Daniel was at a poynt with hym selfe, that he wolde not be defyled thorowe the kynges meate, ner the wyne which he droncke. And this he desyred of the chefe chamberlayn, lest he shuld defyle hym selfe.

³⁴ Take hede to your selues, lest at anye tyme youre hertes be ouercome with surfettynge and dronkennes and cares of thys lyfe, and so the daye come vpon you vnwares.

²² (as concernynge the conuersacyon in tyme past) to laye from you that olde man, which is corrupte, accordynge to the deceauable lustes.

⁵ Put thy trust in God with all thyne herte: and leane not vnto thyne awne witte.

⁷ Be not wyse in thyne awne conceate: but feare the Lorde, and departe from euell:

²⁷ The couetous man roteth vp hys awne house, but who so hateth rewardes, shall lyue.

¹² If thou seest a man that is wyse in his awne conceate, there is more hope in a foole then in hym.

²⁰ A man that dealeth faythfully, shalbe fylled with blessynges: & he that maketh to moch haste for to be ryche, shall not be vngyltye.

²¹ Wo be vnto them that are wyse in theyr awne syght, and thynke them selues to haue vnderstandynge.

¹⁹ Laye not vp for your selues treasure vpon earth, where the rust and mothe doth corrupte, and where theues breake through, and steale.

²⁷ Laboure not for the meate whych perissheth, but for that whych endureth vnto euerlastinge lyfe, whych meate the sonne of man shall geue vnto you. For hym hath God the father sealed.

²⁵ I wolde not that this secrete shulde be hyd from you my brethren (lest ye shuld be wyse in youre awne consaytes) that partly blyndnes is happened in Israell, vntyll the fulnes of the gentyls be come in:

¹⁶ Be of lyke affeccion one towardes another. Be not hye mynded: but make youre selues equall to them of the lower sorte. Be not wyse in youre awne opynyons.

⁸ But when we haue fode and rayment we must ther with be content. ⁹ They that wylbe ryche, fall into temptacyon and snares, & into many folysshe & noysome lustes, which droune men into perdicyon & destruccyon. ¹⁰ For coueteousnes of money is the rote of all euyll: whych whyll some lusted after, they erred from the fayth, & tanglyd them selues with many sorowes.

⁵ Let your conuersacyon be without coueteousnes and be content with soch thynges as ye haue all ready. For he hath sayd: I will not fayle the, nether forsake the:

³⁶ And Iacob theyr father sayde vnto them: Me haue ye robbed of my chyldren: Ioseph is a waye, and Symeon is awaye, and ye take Ben Iamin awaye. All these thynges are agaynst me.

¹⁴ and there came a messenger vnto Iob, and sayde: Whyle the oxen were a plowyng, and the asses goynge in the pasture besyde them, ¹⁵ the Sabees came in vyolently, and toke them awaye: yee, they haue slayne thy seruauntes with the edge of the sweard, and I onely ranne my waye, to tell the. ¹⁶ Whyle he was yet speakyng, there came another, and sayde: The fyre of God is fallen from heauen, and hath brent vp all thy shepe and seruantes, and consumed them: & I onely ranne my waye, to tell the. ¹⁷ And whyle he was yet speakinge, there came another, and sayde: The Caldees made thre armyes, and fell in vpon the camels, and haue caryed them awaye, yee, and slayne thy seruauntes with the swearde: and I onely am gotten awaye, to tell the.

⁶ Beholde, thou hast made my dayes as it were a spanne longe, and myne age is euen as nothing in respecte of the: & verely euery man lyuing is all together vanite. Selah.

³⁶ Enclyne my herte vnto thy testimonies, and not to couetousnesse. ³⁷ O turne awaye myne eyes, lest they beholde vanitie: and quycken thou me in thy waye.

²⁴ For ryches abyde not alwaye, & the crowne endureth not for euer.

² All is but moste vayne vanite (sayeth the Preacher) & al is moste vayne (I say) & but plaine vanite.

¹³ Yet is there a sore plage, which I haue sene vnder the sunne (namely) ryches kepte to the hurte of him that hath them in possession. ¹⁴ For oft tymes they perysh with his greate misery & trouble: & yf he haue a chylde, it getteth nothynge.

⁸ Then shall the dust be turned agayne vnto earth from whence it came, and the sprete shall returne vnto God, which gaue it.

² Wherfore do ye laye out youre money, for the thynge that fedeth not, & spende youre laboure aboute the thynge that satisfyeth you not. But herken herken rather vnto me, & ye shall eate of the best, and youre soule shall haue her pleasure in plenteousnes.

¹⁷ Neuertheles, as for thyne eyes and thyne herte, they loke vpon coueteousnesse, to shed innocent bloude, to do wronge & violence.

²⁹ This saye I brethren, the tyme is shorte. It remayneth, that they whych haue wyues, be as though they had none: ³⁰ and they that wepe, be as though they wept not: and they that reioyce, be as though they reioyced not: & they that bye, be as though they possessed not: ³¹ and they that vse this worlde, be as though they vsed it not. For the fassyon of thys worlde goeth awaye.

¹⁷ Charge them which are ryche in this world, that they be not hye mynded, ner trust in vncertayne ryches, but in the lyuinge God (which geueth vs aboundauntly all thynges to enioye them)

¹ Go to now ye ryche men. Wepe, and howle on your wretchednes that shal come vpon you. ² Your riches is corrupte, your garmentes are motheaten,

¹⁶ For all that is in the worlde (as the lust of the flesshe, and the lust of the eyes, & the pryde of life) is not of the father, but of the worlde.

⁹ Beware, that there be not a wycked poynte in thine hert, that thou woldest saye: The seuenth yeare, the yeare of fredome is at hande, and therfore it greueth the to loke on thy poore brother, and geuest him naught & he then crye vnto the Lord against the, and it be synne vnto the:

⁵⁶ Yee and the woman that is so tender and delycate, that she dare not aduenture to set the sole of her foote vpon the grounde, (for softnesse and tendernesse) shalbe greued to loke on her husbande that lyeth in her bosome, & on her sonne and on her daughter:

⁹ He that hath a louynge eye shalbe blessed: for he geueth of his breed vnto the poore.

³ & yf thou wylt rule thyne awne selfe, be not ouer gredy of hys meate, for meate begyleth & disceaueth.

²² He that wyll be rych all to soone, hath an euelleye, and consydereth not, that pouerte shall come vpon hym.

⁸ But Daniel was at a poynt with hym selfe, that he wolde not be defyled thorowe the kynges meate, ner the wyne which he droncke. And this he desyred of the chefe chamberlayn, lest he shuld defyle hym selfe. ⁹ So God gaue Daniel fauoure and grace before the chefe chamberlay ¹⁰ that he sayde vnto him: I am afrayde of my Lorde the kyng, which hath appoynted you your meate and drincke: lest he spye your faces to be worse lykyng then the other springaldes of your age, and so ye shall make me lose my head vnto the kynge.

¹⁵ Is it not lawfull for me to do as me lysteth wt myne awne goodes? Is thyne eye euyll, because I am good?

²² theft, couetousnes, fraude, deceyte, vnclennes, a wycked eye, blasphemyes, pryde, folyshnes:

¹⁵ And she sayde vnto hym agayne: How canst thou saye that thou louest me, when thyne herte is not with me? beholde, thou hast mocked me thys thre tymes, & hast not tolde me, wherin thy greate strength lyeth.

²⁶ Then sayd Absalom: Yf thou wylt not come, then let my brother Amnon go wt vs. And the kynge answered hym: what nedeth it, that he go wyth the? ²⁷ But Absalom made soche instance that he let Amnon, & all the kynges chyldren go with hym. ²⁸ Nowe had Absalom commaunded his younge men, sayenge: marke when Amnons hert is mery wyth wyne & when I byd you smyte Amnon, then kyll hym: and feare not, haue not I bydden you? be bolde therfore, & playe the men.

² They talke of vanyte, euery one wyth hys neyghboure, they do but flatter wyth theyr lyppes & dyssemble in theyr double herte.

²¹ O cast thy burthen, vpon the Lorde and he shall norysh the, and not suffre the ryghteous to fall for euer.

²² It is a mans worship to do good: & better it is to be a pore man then a dissembler.

²⁷ These two kynges shalbe mynded to do myschefe, and talke of disceate at one table: but they shall not prospere, for why, the ende shall not come yet, vnto the tyme apoynted

³ And beholde: certayne of the Scribes sayde within them selues: this man blasphemeth. ⁴ And when Iesus sawe their thoughtes, he sayde. Wherfore thyncke ye euyll in youre heartes?

³⁹ When the pharise (which had bidden him) sawe, he spake within hym selfe, sayinge: If thys man were a prophete, he wolde surely knowe who, and what maner of woman thys is that touched hym, for she is a synner.

³⁷ And as he spake, a certayne Pharyse besought him, to dyne with him, and Iesus went in, and sate doune to meate. ³⁸ When the Pharyse sawe it, he marueyled, that he had not fyrst wesshed before dyner. ³⁹ And the Lorde sayde vnto him: Now do ye Pharises, make clene the out syde of the cup, and the platter: but youre inwarde parte is full of rauenynge and wyckednes. ⁴⁰ Ye fooles, dyd not he (that made that which is without) make that which is within also? ⁴¹ Neuerthelesse, geue almose of that ye haue, and behold, all thinges are cleane vnto you. ⁴² But wo vnto you Pharises, for ye tythe mynt and rewe, and all manner erbes, and passe ouer iudgement and the loue of God. These ought ye to haue done, and yet not to leaue the other vndone. ⁴³ Wo vnto you Pharises: for ye loue the vppermost seates in the sinagoges, and gretinges in the market. ⁴⁴ Wo vnto you scrybes and Pharises, ye ypocrites, for ye are as graues which appeare not, and the men that walke ouer them, are not ware of them. ⁴⁵ Then answered one of the lawears, and sayde vnto him: Master, thus saying thou puttest vs to rebuke also. ⁴⁶ And he sayde: wo vnto you also ye lawers: for ye lade men with burthens which they be not not able to beare: and ye youre selues touche not the packes with one of youre fyngers. ⁴⁷ Wo vnto you: ye buylde the sepulchres of the Prophetes, and youre fathers kylled them, ⁴⁸ truly ye beare witnes, that ye alowe the dedes of youre fathers: for they kylled them, and ye buylde their sepulchres. ⁴⁹ Therfore sayde the wisdome of God, I will send them Prophetes and Apostles and some of them they shall slaye and persecute: ⁵⁰ that the bloude of all Prophetes (which is shed from the begynninge of the worlde) maye be required of this generacion, ⁵¹ from the bloude of Abell, vnto the bloud of Zachary, which perished betwene the aulter and the temple. Uerely I saye vnto you: it shalbe required of this nacion. ⁵² Wo vnto you lawears: for ye haue taken awaye the keye of knowledge, ye entred not in youre selues, and them that came in, ye forbad. ⁵³ When he thus spake vnto them, the lawears and the Pharises began to wexe busye aboute him, and capciously to aske him many thinges, ⁵⁴ layinge wayte for him, and sekynge to catche some thinge of his mouth, wherby they might accuse him.

⁷ The feare of the Lorde is the begynnyng of wysdome. But fooles despyse wysdome & instruccion.

⁷ Who so reproueth a scornefull personne, getteth him selfe dishonoure: and he that rebuketh the vngodly, stayneth him selfe. ⁸ Reproue not a scorner lest he owe the euell wyll: but rebuke a wyse man, and he wyll loue the.

⁴ Geue not the foole an answere after his foolyshnesse, lest thou become lyke vnto him: ⁵ but make the foole an answere to his foolyshnesse, lest he be wyse in his awne conceate.

²¹ Unto this Hezekias messaungers helde theyr tonges, and answered not one worde: for the king had charged them, that they shulde geue hym none answere.

⁶ Geue not ye that whych hys holy vnto dogges, nether cast ye youre pearles before swyne, lest they treade them vnder their fete & the other turne against you, & al to rent you.

¹⁴ All these thynges herde the Pharyses also, which were couetous, and they mocked him.

⁵² Then sayd the Iewes vnto him: Now knowe we that thou hast the deuyll. Abraham is deed, and the prophetes, and thou sayest: yf a man kepe my saying, he shal neuer taste of death.

³⁰ The man answered, and sayde vnto them: this is a maruelous thing, that ye wote not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened myne eyes. ³¹ For we be sure, that God heareth not synners. But yf eny man be a worshipper of God, and obedient vnto his wyl, him heareth he. ³² Sence the world began was it not hearde, that eny man opened the eyes of one that was borne blynde. ³³ If thys man were not of God, he coulde haue done nothing. ³⁴ They answered, and sayd vnto hym: thou art al together borne in synne, and dost thou teach vs? And they cast him out.

⁴⁰ And some of the pharises which were with him, hearde these wordes, and sayd vnto him: are we blynde also?

²⁰ and many of them sayd: He hath the deuel, and is madd: why heare ye him?

⁴⁵ But when the Iewes sawe the people, they were full of indignacion & spake agaynst those thynges, which were spoken of Paul, spekynge agaynst it, & raylinge on it: ⁴⁶ Then Paul and Barnabas wexed bolde, & sayde: it was mete that the worde of God shulde fyrst haue bene preached to you. But seynge ye put it from you, and thynke youre selues vnworthy of euerlastynge lyfe: lo, we turne to the Gentyls:

¹⁸ Certayne Philosophers of the Epicures and of the Stoyckes, disputed with hym. And some ther were which sayde: what will thys babler saye? Other sayde: he semeth to be a tydynges brynger of newe deuyls, because he preacheth vnto them Iesus & the resurreccion.

³² When they hearde of the resurreccion from deeth, some mocked, and other sayd: we wyll heare the agayne of thys matter.

²⁵ And when they agreed not amonge them selues, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one worde: well spake the holy ghost by Esay the prophet vnto oure fathers, ²⁶ saying: Go vnto thys people, and saye: wyth youre eares shall ye heare, and shall not vnderstande: and wyth youre eyes shall ye se, & not perceaue. ²⁷ For the hert of thys people is wexed grosse, and wyth their eares haue they had no lust to heare, and their eyes haue they closed: lest they shulde se wyth their eyes, & heare wyth their eares, and vnderstande with their hertes, and shuld be conuerted, and I shuld heale them. ²⁸ Be it knowen therfore vnto you, that thys saluacyon of God is sent to the gentyls, and they shall heare it.

²¹ Hath not God made the wysdome of this worlde foolishnes? For after that the worlde thorowe wysdome knewe not God, in the wysdome of God, it pleased God thorowe foolyshnes of preachynge, to saue them that beleue. ²² For the Iewes require a sygne, and the Grekes seke after wysdome. ²³ But we preache Christ crucifyed, vnto the Iewes an occasyon of fallynge, and vnto the Grekes foolysihnes: ²⁴ but vnto them whych are called both of the Iewes & Grekes, we preache Christ the power of God and the wysdome of God.

¹⁰ We are fooles for Christes sake, but ye are wyse thorowe Chryst. We weake, but ye are stronge. Ye are honorable, but we are despysed. ¹¹ Euen vnto this tyme we honger and thyrst, and are naked, and are boffeted with fystes, and haue no certayne dwellynge place, ¹² & laboure, worckynge wt oure awne handes. We are reuyled, and yet we blesse. We are persecuted, and suffer it. ¹³ We are euyll spoken of, & we praye. We are made as it were the fylthines of the worlde, the ofscowrynge of all thynges, euen vnto thys daye.

¹⁴ Thou shalt not remoue thy neyghbours marke, whych they of olde tyme haue sett in thyne enheritaunce, that thou shalt enheret in the lande, whych the Lorde thy God geueth the to enioye it.

¹⁷ Cursed be he that remoueth his neyghbours marke, & all the people shall saye Amen.

²⁷ Ye fall vpon the fatherles and go about to ouerthrowe your awne frende.

⁹ Thou hast sent wyddowes awaye emptie and oppressed the poore fatherlesse.

² For some men there be, that remoue other mens landemarkes: that robbe them of their catell, and kepe the same for theyr awne: ³ that dryue awaye the asse of the fatherlesse: that take the wyddowes oxe for a pledge:

⁹ They spoyle the suckinge fatherlesse childe, and take the pledge from the poore.

²¹ Dyd I euer lyfte vp my hande to hurte the fatherlesse? yee, in the gate where I sawe my selfe to be in auctorite: ²² then let myne arme fall fro my shulder, and myne arme holes be broken from the ioyntes. ²³ For I haue euer feared the vengeaunce and punyshement of God, and knewe very well, that I was not able to beare hys burthen.

⁶ They murthur the wyddow and the straunger, and put the fatherlesse to death.

²⁸ Thou shalt not remoue the lande marcke, which thy fore elders haue sett.

⁵ But rather in deade amende your wayes and councels, and iudge ryght betwixte a man and his neyghbour:

³ Thus the Lorde commaundeth: kepe equyte and righteousnesse, deliuer the oppressed from the power of the violent: do not greue ner oppresse the straunger, the fatherlesse ner the wyddow. and shed no innocent bloude in this place.

¹⁰ Do the wyddowe, the fatherles, the straunger, & poore no wrong: & let no man ymagen euel agaynst hys brother in hys herte.

⁵ I wyll come and punyshe you, and I my selfe wyl be a swyfte wytnes agaynst the witches, agaynste the aduouterers, agaynst false swearers: yee, & agaynst those that wrongeously kepe back the hyrelynges dewty: which vexe the wyddowes and the fatherlesse, and oppresse the straunger, and feare not me, saieth the Lorde of hostes.

²⁷ Pure deuocyon and vndefyled before God the father, is this: to visyt the fatherlesse & widdowes in theyr aduersyte, & to kepe him selfe vnspotted of the worlde.

²² Ye shall trouble no wedowe nor fatherlesse chylde. ²³ If ye shall trouble them, and they crye vnto me, I wyll surely heare theyr crye, ²⁴ and then wyll my wrath waxe hoote, and I wyll kyll you with the swerde, and youre wyues shall be wedowes, & youre chyldren fatherlesse.

¹⁹ Cursed be he that hyndreth the ryght of the straunger, fatherlesse and wedowe, and all the people shall saye Amen.

²⁵ For I am sure, that my redemer lyueth, and that I hall ryse out of the earth in the latter daye:

⁵ Nowe for the comforles troubles sake of the neadye, & because of the deape fyghthing of the poore, I will vp (sayeth the Lorde) and wyll helpe euery one, from hym that swelleth agaynst hym, and wyll set them at rest.

²³ for the Lord him selfe will defende their cause, & do violence vnto them that haue vsed violence.

³³ Thus sayth the Lorde of hoostes: The children of Israel and Iuda suffer violence together. All they that haue them in captiuitie, kept them fast, and wyl not let them go, ³⁴ but their auenger and redemer is mightye, whose name is the Lorde of hoostes: he shall mainteyne their cause, he shall make the lande shake, and iudge them that dwell therin, one with another.

³⁶ Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde: Beholde, I wyll defende thy cause, and auenge the: I wyll drincke vp her see, and drye vp her water sprynges.

² that thou wylt enclyne thyne eare vnto wysdome, applye thyne hert then to vnderstandynge. ³ For yf thou cryest after wisdome, and callest for knowledge: ⁴ yf thou sekest after her as after money, and dyggest for her as for treasure, ⁵ then shalt thou vnderstande the feare of the Lorde, and fynde the knowledge of God. ⁶ For it is the Lorde that geueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstandynge.

¹ My sonne, geue hede vnto my wysdome, and bowe thyne eare vnto my prudence: ² that thou mayest regarde good councel, and that thy lippes maye kepe knowledge

¹⁷ My sonne, bowe downe thyne eare, and herken vnto the wordes of wysedome, applye thy mynde vnto my doctryne:

¹⁹ My sonne, geue eare & be wyse, and set strayte thynehert in the waye of the Lord.

³¹ These come vnto the, after the maner of a greate people: yee, as who sayth they were my people, they syt downe before the, and heare thy wordes, but they do not therafter for in their mouthes they make a Ieste of them, and theyr herte goeth after theyr awne couetous lucre.

⁵² Then sayde he vnto them. Therfore euery Scribe which is taught vnto the kyngedome of heauen, is lyke vnto a man that is an housholder, which bryngeth forth out of his treasure, thinges newe and olde.

²¹ Wherfore laye a parte all fylthynes & superfluyte of maliciousnes, and receaue wt meknes, the worde that is graffed in you, which is able to saue your soules. ²² And se that ye be doars of the worde & not hearers onely, deceauing your awne selues. ²³ For yf eny man heare the worde and declareth not the same by his workes, he is lyke vnto a man beholding his bodely face in a glasse. ²⁴ For assone as he hath loked on hym selfe, he goeth his waye, & forgetteth immediatly what hys fassyon was. ²⁵ But who so loketh in the parfayt lawe of libertye, and contynueth therin (yf he be not a forget full hearer, but a doar of the worke) the same shalbe happye in his dede.

²⁴ He that spareth the rodde, hateth hys sonne: but whoso loueth hym, chastiseth hym by tymes.

¹⁸ Chasten thy sonne whyle there is hope: but let not thy soule be moued to slaye hym.

¹⁵ The rodde and correccyon ministre wysdome, but yf a chylde be not loked vnto, he bryngeth his mother to shame.

¹⁷ Nurtoure thy sonne wt correccion, and thou shalt be at rest, yee, he shall do the good at thyne herte.

¹⁵ Folyshnes stycketh in the herte of the lad, & the rodd of correccion shall dryue it awaye.

⁵ to delyuer hym vnto Satan, for the destruccyon of the flesshe, that the sprete maye be saued in the daye of the Lorde Iesus.

³² But when we are iudged of the Lorde, we are chastened, that we shulde not be damned with the worlde.

¹⁰ My sonne, consente not vnto synners,

¹ My sonne, yf thou wilt receaue my wordes, and kepe my commaundementes by the,

¹ Heare, O ye chyldren, the fatherly exhortacyon, and take good heade, that ye maye lerne wysdome.

¹ Prouerbes of Salomon. A wyse sonne maketh a glad father, but an vndiscrete sonne is an heuynesse vnto hys mother.

²⁰ A wyse sonne maketh a glad father, but an vndiscrete body shameth his mother.

²⁴ for a ryghteous father is maruelous glad of a wyse sonne, and he that begettith a wyse chylde shall haue gret pleasure of him. ²⁵ Do so that thy father & mother may be glad of the, & that she that bare the may reioyse.

³ Who so loueth wysdome maketh his father a glad man: but he that kepeth company with harlottes, spendeth awaye that he hath.

⁴¹ Yee, I will haue a lust and pleasure to do them good, and faythfully to plante them in this lande with my whole hert and with all my soule.

¹⁷ for the Lorde thy God is with the, it is he that hath power to saue: he hath a speciall pleasure in the, & a maruelous loue towarde the: yee, he reioyseth ouer the wt gladnesse.

² and beholde, they brought to hym a man sicke of the palsye, lyinge in a bed. And when Iesus sawe the fayth of them, he sayd vnto the sicke of the palsye: sonne, be of good cheare, thy synnes be forgeuen the.

²³ And brynge hyther that fatt caulfe, and kyll it, and let vs eate and be mery: ²⁴ for this my sonne was deed, and is alyue agayne, he was loste, and is founde. And they began to be merye.

³² it was mete that we shulde make mery and be glad: for this thy brother was deed, and is alyue agayne: and was loste, and is founde.

¹¹ These thynges haue I spoken vnto you, that my ioye myghte remayne vnto you, and that youre ioye myght be full.

⁵ Iesus sayeth vnto them: Children, haue ye eny meat? they answered him, no.

¹⁹ for what is oure hope of ioye or crowne of reioysing? are not ye it in the presence of our Lord Iesus Christ at his commynge? ²⁰ yes, ye are oure glory and ioye.

⁸ For now are we alyue, yf ye stande stedfast in the Lorde. ⁹ For what thankes can we recompence to God agayne for you, ouer al the ioye, that we ioye for your sakes before our God:

¹ My lytell chyldren, these thinges write I vnto you, that ye synne not. And yf eny man synne, we haue an aduocate wyth the father, Iesus christ, the ryghteous:

⁴ I reioysed greatly, that I founde of thy children walkinge in trueth, as we haue receaued a commaundement of the father.

³ For I reioysed greatly, when the brethren came, and testifyed of the trueth that is in the, how thou walkest in the trueth. ⁴ I haue no greater ioye, then for to heare, how that my sonnes walke in veritye.

⁶ Geue eare, for I wyll speake of greate matters, and open my lyppes to tell thynges that be ryght.

²⁹ Let no fylthy communicacion procede out of youre mouth: but that which is good to edifye wt all, as oft as nede is that it maye minister grace vnto the hearers.

⁴ or fylthines or folysshe talkynge, or iestinge, which are not comly: but rather geuynge of thankes.

⁴ that I maye vtter it, as it becommeth me to speake.

² for in many thinges we synne all. If a man synne not in worde, the same is a perfecte man, & able also to tame all the body.

¹ A Psalme of Dauid. Fret not thy self because of the vngodly: nether be thou enuyous agaynst the euell doers. ² For they shall soone be cut downe lyke the grasse, & be wythered euen as the grene herbe. ³ Put thou thy trust in the Lorde, & be doinge good: dwell in the lande, and verely thou shalt be fedd.

³ And why I was greued at the wicked, I do se also the vngodly in soch prosperite. ⁴ For they are in no parell of death, but are lusty and strong. ⁵ They come in no misfortune like other folke, nether are they plaged like other men. ⁶ And this is the cause the they be so holden with pride, and ouerwhelmed with cruelte. ⁷ Their eyes swell for fatnesse, and they do euen what they lyst.

¹⁰ The feare of the Lorde is the begynning of wisdome, a good vnderstandyng haue all they that do therafter: the prayse of it endureth for euer.

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

¹⁶ Better is a lytle with the feare of the Lorde, then greate treasure with sorowe.

¹ Be not thou gelous ouer wycked men, and desyre not to be amonge them.

¹⁴ Well is him that standeth alwaye in awe: as for him that hardeneth his herte, he shall fall in to myschefe.

⁷ And why? where as are many dreames and many wordes, there are also diuerse vanytes: but loke that thou feare God.

¹³ Therfore beware (my sonne) of that doctrine that is besyde thys: for to make many bokes it is an endles worke: and to loude cryinge weryeth the bodye. ¹⁴ Let vs heare the conclusyon of all thynges: Feare God, and kepe hys commaundementes: For that toucheth all men.Ecc

³¹ Then had the congregacyons rest thorowout all Iewry, and Galile, and Samary, and were edifyed, and walked in the feare of the Lord, and multyplied by the comfort of the holy ghost.

¹ Seynge that we haue soche promyses (dearely beloued) lett vs clense oure selues from all filthynes of the flesshe and sprete, and growe vp to full holynes wyth the feare of God.

¹⁷ And yf so be that ye call on the father, which wythout respect of person iudgeth according to euery mannes worke, se that ye passe the tyme of youre pilgremage in feare.

¹⁸ For the poore shall not be all waye forgotten, the pacient abydynge of the meke shall not peryshe for euer.

³⁷ & he vanished awaye, & lo, he was gone: I sought him, but coulde no where be found.

¹⁴ Euen so shall the knowledge of wysdome be vnto thy soule, assone as thou hast gotten it. And thow shalt haue longe dayes, yee, thy hope shall not be in vayne.

²⁰ And why? the wicked shall haue no posterite, and the candle of the vngodly shall be put out.

¹¹ For I know what I haue deuised for you, sayth the Lorde. My thoughtes are to geue you peace, and not trouble (which I geue you all ready) and that ye myght haue hope againe.

²⁵ But Abraham sayde: Sonne remember that thou in thy lyfe tyme, receauedst thy pleasure, & contrary wyse, Lazarus receaued payne. But now is he conforted, and thou art punisshed.

²¹ What frute had ye then in those thynges, wherof ye are now asshamed. For the ende of those thynges, is deeth. ²² But now are ye delyuered from synne, & made the seruauntes of God, and haue youre frute to be sanctifyed, and the ende euerlastynge lyfe.

²⁰ accordinge to my expectacion, and hope, that in nothinge I shalbe ashamed: but that wyth all boldnesse, (as all wayes euen so nowe also) Christ shall be magnifyed in my body, whether it be thorowe lyfe, or thorowe deeth.

³⁵ Cast not awaye therfore your confydence, whych hath a great recompence of rewarde.

¹⁰ Heare my sonne, and receaue my wordes and the yeares of thy lyfe shall be many. ¹¹ I haue shewed the, the waye of wysdome, and ledd the into the ryght pathes. ¹² So that yf thou goest therin, there shall no straytenes hynder the: and when thou runnest, thou shalte not fall. ¹³ Take fast holde of doctryne, and let her nott go: kepe her, for she is thy lyfe. ¹⁴ Come nott in the pathe of the vngodly: and walke nott in the waye of the wycked. ¹⁵ Abhorre it, and go not therin: departe asyde, and passe ouer by it. ¹⁶ For they cannot slepe, excepte they haue fyrst done some myschefe: nether take they anye reste, excepte they haue fyrst done some harme. ¹⁷ For they eate the breade of wyckednesse, and dryncke the wyne of robberye. ¹⁸ The pathe of the ryghtewes shyneth as the lyght, that is euer brighter and brighter vnto the perfect daye. ¹⁹ But the waye of the vngodly is as the darcknesse: they knowe nott where they fall. ²⁰ My sonne, marcke my wordes, and enclyne thyne eare vnto my sayinges. ²¹ Let them not departe from thyne eyes: but kepe them euen in the myddest of thyne herte. ²² For they are lyfe vnto all those that fynde them, and health vnto all theyr bodyes. ²³ Kepe thyne herte with all diligence, for there vpon hangeth lyfe.

⁶ Go to the Emmet (thou slougard) consydre herwayes, & lerne to be wyse.

⁶ Forsake ignoraunce, and ye shall lyue: and se that ye go in the waye of vnderstandynge.

¹² Applye thyne herte vnto correccion, & thyne eare to the wordes of knowledge.

²⁶ My sonne, geue me thyne herte, & lett thyne eyes haue pleasure in my wayes.

¹ Wyne maketh a man to be scornefull: and stronge dryncke causeth a man to be vnquyete: who so delyteth therin, shall neuer be wyse.

²⁹ Who hath wo? Who hath sorow? Who hath strife? Who hath brauling? & who hath woundes without cause Or who hath reed eyes? ³⁰ Euen they that be euer at the wyne, & seke excesse. ³¹ Loke not thou vpon the wyne, how redd it is, & what a colour it geueth in the glasse. ³² It goeth downe softly, but at the last it byteth lyke a serpent, & styngeth as an Adder. ³³ So shall thine eyes loke vnto straunge wemen, & thyne herte shall muse vpon frowarde thynges. ³⁴ Yee, thou shalt be as though thou layest in the myddest of the see, or sleptest vpon the toppe of the mast of a shippe. ³⁵ They wouded me (shalt thou saye) but it hath not hurte me: they haue all to broken me, but I felt it not. Whan I am well wakened, I will go to the drincke againe.

⁷ Who so kepeth the lawe, is a chylde of vnderstandynge: but he that is a companyon of ryotous men, shameth his father.

⁶ Geue stronge drincke vnto soch as are condempned to death, and wyne vnto those that mourne: ⁷ that they maye drincke it, and forgett theyr mysery & aduersytie.

¹¹ Wo be vnto them, that ryse vp early to folowe dronckennes, and to them that continue so, vntyll nyght, & tyl they be sett on fyre with wyne.

²² Wo be vnto them, that are strong to suppe out wyne and experte men to sett vp dronckenesse.

¹³ And Behold, they haue ioye and gladnesse, slayeng oxen & kylling shepe eatyng flesh & drynkyng wyne: Let vs eate and drynke: for tomorowe we shal dye

⁴⁹ (and so begynne to smyte his felowes, yee, and to eate & drincke wyth the droncken)

¹³ And not longe after, whan the yonger sonne had gathered all that he had together, he toke his iorney into a far countreye, and there he wasted his goodes with ryotous liuing.

¹⁹ Ther was a certayne ryche man, which was clothed in purple and fyne whyte, and fared deliciously euery dyae:

¹³ Let vs walke honestly as it were in the daye lyght: not in eatynge & drynckynge, nether in chamburyng and wantannes, nether in stryfe & enuyinge:

¹⁸ and be not droncke with wyne wherin is excesse: but be fylled with the sprete,

³ For it is sufficyent for vs, that we haue spent the tyme that is past of the lyfe, after the wyll of the Gentyls, walkynge in wantannes, lustes, in excesse of wynes, in excesse of eatynge, in excesse of drinkynge and in abomynable ydolatrie. ⁴ And it semeth to them an inconuenient thynge, that ye runne not also with them vnto the same excesse of ryote, & therfore speake they euyll of you,

²⁰ & saye vnto the elders of the cytie: Thys oure sonne is stoburne and disobedyent, and wyll not herken vnto oure voyce, he is a ryoter, & a dronckarde.

⁹ Howe longe wylt thou slepe, thou slougysh man? When wylt thou aryse out of thy slepe? ¹⁰ Yee slepe on styll a lytle, slomber a lytle, foulde thyne handes together yet a lytle, that thou mayest slepe: ¹¹ so shall pouertye come vnto the as on that trauayleth by the waye, & necessytelke a weapened man.

¹⁵ Slouthfulnes bryngeth slepe: and a soule accustomed with crafte shall suffre honger.

¹⁷ He that hath pleasure in banckettes, shalbe a poore man. Whoso delyteth in wyne and delycates, shall nott be ryche.

³⁰ I went by the felde of the slouthfull, & by the vyneiarde of the foolysh man. ³¹ And lo, it was all couered wt nettels, & stode full of thystles, & the stone wall was broken downe. ³² Thys I sawe, & considered it well: I loked vpon it, & toke it for a warnyng. ³³ Yee, slepe on styll a lytle, slombre a lytle, folde thy handes together yet a lytle: ³⁴ so shall pouerte come vnto the as one that trauayleth by the waye, & necessite lyke a weapened man.

¹ Wo be vnto the crowne of pride, euen to the droncken people of Ephraim whose great pompe is as a flour that fadeth awaye vpon the head of the valleye of such as be in welth, and are ouerladen with wyne. ² Beholde, ther commeth a vehement and sore daye from the Lorde lyke an vnmeasurable hayle and perellous tempest, euen lyke the force of myghtye and horrible waters, that violentlye beareth downe all thinges. ³ The crowne of the pryde of the dronken Ephraemites shalbe troden vnder fote:

⁵ Wake vp ye dronckardes, and wepe: mourne all ye wynesuppers, because of youre swete wyne, for it shall be taken awaye from youre mouth.

¹¹ But now I dyd write vnto you, that ye company not together, yf eny that is called a brother, be a fornicator, or coueteous, or a worshypper of ymages, ether a raylar, ether a dronckard, or an extorcionar: wyth hym that is soche, se that ye eate not.

¹⁰ nether theues, nether couetouse, nether dronkardes, nether cursed speakers, nether pyllers, shall inheret the kyngdome of God.

²¹ enuyinge, murther, dronkennes, glottonye, and soche lyke: of the which I tell you before as I haue told you in tyme past, that they which commyt soch thinges shall not be inheritours of the kyngdome of God.

³ Ye shall feare euery man hys father & hys mother, and kepe my Sabothes, I am the Lorde youre God.

¹⁸ Yf any man haue a sonne that is stoburne and disobedient, that he wyll not herken vnto the voyce of hys father and voyce of his mother, and they haue chastened him, and he wolde not herken vnto them: ¹⁹ Then shall hys father and hys mother take hym, & brynge hym out vnto the elders of that cytie, and vnto the gate of that same place, ²⁰ & saye vnto the elders of the cytie: Thys oure sonne is stoburne and disobedyent, and wyll not herken vnto oure voyce, he is a ryoter, & a dronckarde. ²¹ And all the men of that cytie shall stone him with stones vnto death. And thou shalt put euell a waye from the, and all Israell shall heare, and feare.

¹⁶ Cursed be he that curseth hys father, & hys mother, and all the people shall saye Amen.

⁸ My sonne, heare thy fathers doctrine: & forsake not the lawe of thy mother:

²⁰ My sonne, kepe thy fathers commaundement, and forsake not the lawe of thy mother.

¹¹ There is a generacyon that curseth theyr father, and doth not blesse theyr mother.

¹⁷ Who so laugheth hys father to scorne, and setteth hys mothers commaundement at naught: the rauens pycke out hys eyes in the valleye, and deuoured be he of the yonge Aegles.

⁴ For God commaundeth sayinge: honoure father and mother, and he that cursseth father or mother: let hym dye the deeth. ⁵ But ye saye: euery one shall saye to his father and mother: what gift so euer shulde haue come of me, the same is turned vnto thy profyt: & so shall he not honoure his father or his mother. ⁶ And thus haue ye made the commaundement of God of none effecte, because of youre awne tradicyon.

¹⁰ For Moses sayd: honoure thy father & thy mother: & whoso curseth father or mother, let him dye the death.

²⁶ When Iesus therfore sawe his mother, & the disciple stondinge whom he loued, he sayeth vnto his mother: woman: beholde thy sonne. ²⁷ Then sayde he to the disciple: beholde thy mother. And from that houre the disciple toke her for hys awne.

¹ Chyldren, obey youre fathers and mothers in the Lorde: for that is ryght ² Honoure thy father and mother, (the same is the fyrst commaundement in the promes)

¹² How commeth a man then by wysdome? Where is the place that men fynde vnderstanding? ¹³ Uerely no man can tell how worthy a thinge she is, nether she is founde in the lande of them that lyue. ¹⁴ The depe saieth: she is not with me. The see saieth: she is not with me ¹⁵ She can not be gottten for golde, nether maye the pryce of her be bought with eny syluer. ¹⁶ No wedges of golde of Ophir, no precions Onix stones, no Saphirs maye be compared vnto her. ¹⁷ No, nether golde ner Christall, nether swete odours ner golden plate. ¹⁸ There is nothinge so worthy, or so excellent, as once to be named vnto her: for perfecte wysdome goeth farre beyonde them all, ¹⁹ The Topas that commeth out of Inde, maye in no wyse be likened vnto her: yee, no maner of apparell howe pleasaunt and fayre soeuer it be.

⁷² The lawe of thy mouth is dearer vnto me, then thousandes of golde and syluer.

¹²⁷ For I loue thy commaundementes aboue gold & precious stone.

² that thou wylt enclyne thyne eare vnto wysdome, applye thyne hert then to vnderstandynge. ³ For yf thou cryest after wisdome, and callest for knowledge: ⁴ yf thou sekest after her as after money, and dyggest for her as for treasure,

⁵ Get the wysdome: and get the vnderstanding: forget not the wordes of my mouth, and shrynke not from them. ⁶ Forsake her not and she shall preserue the: loue her, and she shall kepe the. ⁷ The chefe poynte of wysdome is, that thou be wyllynge to optayne wysedome: and before all thy goodes to gett the vnderstandynge.

¹⁶ To haue wysdome in possessyon is better then to haue golde: and to get vnderstandynge, is rather to be chosen them to haue syluer.

¹⁶ What helpeth it to geue a foole treasure in hys hande, where as he hath no mynde to bye wysdome?

¹⁵ A wyse herte laboureth for knowledge and a prudent eare seketh vnderstandynge.

¹ Come to the waters all ye, that be thursty, and ye that haue no money. Come, bye, that ye maye haue to eate. Come, bye wyne and mylck, wythout any money, or money worth.

⁴⁴ Agayne, the kyngdom of heauen is lyke vnto treasure hid in the felde, the which a man hath found and hydd: and for ioye therof goeth & selleth all that he hath, & byeth the felde.

⁴⁶ which (when he found one precious pearle) went & solde all that he had, & bought it.

²⁶ For what doth it proffet a man, yf he wynne all the whole worlde: & lose hys awne soule? Or what shal a man geue to redeme his soule agayne with all?

²³ but the the holy goost witnesseth in euery cytie, saying. that bandes and trouble abyde me.

⁷ But the thynges that were vauntage vnto me, those I counted losse for Chrystes sake. ⁸ ye I thynke all thynges but losse for the excellencye of the knowledge of Chryst Iesu my Lorde. For whom I haue counted all thynge losse, and do iudge them but vyle, that I maye wynne Chryst,

²⁶ and estemed the rebuke of Christ greater riches then the treasures of Egypt. For he had respect vnto the rewarde.

¹⁸ I counsell the to bye of me, golde tryed in the fyre, that thou mayste be ryche: and whyte rayment, that thou mayste be clothed, that thy fylthy nakednes do not appeare, & anoynt thyne eyes wyth eye salue that thou mayste se.

¹¹ And they ouercame him by the bloude of the lambe, and by the worde of their testimony, & they loued not their lyues vnto the deeth.

⁴⁸ And thus sayde the kynge: Blessed be the Lorde God of Israell: which hath made one to syt on my seate thys daye, myne eye seynge it.

¹ The dayes of Dauid drewe nye that he shulde dye, and he charged Salomon hys sonne, sayinge. ² I go the waye of all the worlde, be thou stronge therfore, and shewe thy selfe a man. ³ Kepe thou the watch of the Lorde thy God, that thou walke in hys wayes, and kepe his statutes, and his preceptes, hys iudgementes, and hys testimonyes, euen as it is wrytten in the lawe of Moses: that thou mayest prospere in all that thou doest, and in euery thynge that thou medlest withall.

⁹ But thou shalt not counte him as vngyltie. For thou art a man of wysdome, and knowest what thou oughtest to do vnto hym. His hoore heed shalt thou brynge to the graue with bloude.

¹⁵ My sonne, yf thy herte receaue wysdome, my herte also shall reioyce: ¹⁶ yee, my reynes shalbe very glad: yf thy lippes speke the thinge that is ryght.

¹⁹ And who knoweth, whether he shalbe a wyse man or a fole? And yet shall he be lord of all my labours, which I with soch wysdome haue taken vnder the Sunne Thys is also a vayne thyng.

⁹ yet for loues sake I rather beseche the, though I be as I am, euen olde Paul, & nowe a presoner of Iesu Christ.

²⁰ Euen so brother, let me enioye the in the Lorde: Comforte my bowels in the Lorde.

⁹ And Ioabes was more honorable then his brethren. And hys mother called his name Iabes, sayinge. because I bare hym with sorowe. ¹⁰ And Iabes called on the God of Israel, sayinge: If thou wylt blesse me in dede, and enlarge my coastes, and shalt let thyne hande be with me. and wylt kepe me from euell that it hurt me not? And God graunted hym hys desyre.

²⁵ An vndiscrete sonne is a grefe vnto hys father, and an heuynesse vnto hys mother.

³¹ Behold, thou shalt conceaue in thy wombe, & beare a sonne, & shalt call his name Iesus. ³² He shalbe greate, & shalbe called the sonne of the hyest. And the Lorde God shall geue vnto him the seate of his father Dauid ³³ and he shall raygne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kyngdome there shalbe none ende.

⁴⁰ and entred into the house of Zachary, and saluted Elizabeth. ⁴¹ And it fortuned, that whan Elizabeth hearde the salutacyon of Mary, the babe sprange in her wombe. And Elizabeth was fylled with the holy ghost, ⁴² & cried with a loude voyce, and sayde: Blessed art thou among wemen, and blessed is the frute of thy wombe. ⁴³ And whence happeneth this to me, that the mother of my Lorde shulde come to me? ⁴⁴ For lo, as sone as the voyce of thy salutacion sownded in myne eares, the babe sprange in my wombe for ioye. ⁴⁵ And blessed art thou that hast beleued: for those thinges shalbe performed, which were tolde the from the Lorde. ⁴⁶ And Mary sayde. My soule magnifieth the Lord. ⁴⁷ And my sprete hath reioysed in God my sauyour

⁵⁸ And her neyghboures and her cosyns hearde howe the Lorde had shewed greate mercy vpon her, and they reioysed with her.

²⁷ And it fortuned that as he spake these thynges, a certayne woman of the company lyfte vp her voyce, and sayd vnto him. Happy is the wombe that bare the, and the pappes which gaue the sucke. ²⁸ But he sayde: Yee, happy are they that heare the worde of God and kepe it.

⁵ and thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God with all thyne harte, & with all thy soule, & with all thy might.

⁴³ Who so is wyse, wyll pondre these thynges: and they shall vnderstand the louyng kyndnesses of the Lord.

² Blessed are they that kepe hys testimonies, and seke hym wyth theyr whole herte.

⁹ Where wyth all shall a yonge man clense hys waye? Euen by rulynge hymselfe after thy worde. ¹⁰ Wyth my whole herte haue I sought the. O let me not go wronge out of thy commaundementes. ¹¹ Thy wordes haue I hyd wythin my herte, that I shulde not synne agaynst the.

¹ My sonne, forget not thou my lawe, but se that thyne hert kepe my commaundementes.

⁴ he taught me also, and sayde vnto me: Lett thyne herte receaue my wordes, kepe my commaundementes, and thou shalt lyue.

²³ Kepe thyne herte with all diligence, for there vpon hangeth lyfe.

²⁵ Let thyne eyes beholde the thyng that is ryght, and let thyne eye lyddes loke strayght before the. ²⁶ Pondre the path of thy fete, and let all thy wayes be ordred a ryght. ²⁷ Turne not asyde, nether to the ryght hande net to the lefte, but witholde thy fote from euell.

⁹ Who so is wise, shall vnderstand thys: and he that is ryght enstructe, wyll regarde it. For the wayes of the Lorde are ryghteous, soch as be Godly wyll walke in them. As for the wycked, they wyll stomble therin.

³⁷ He that loueth father, or mother more then me, is not worthy of me. And he that loueth sonne or daughter more then me, is not worthy of me. ³⁸ And he that taketh not hys crosse and foloweth me, is not worthy of me

²⁶ If a man come to me, and hate not hys father and mother, and wyfe and chyldren, and brethren, and systers, yee, and his awne lyfe also, he cannot be my disciple.

¹⁴ For the loue of Christ constrayneth vs, because we thus iudge, that yf one dyed for all, then were all deed, ¹⁵ and he dyed for all: that they whych lyue, shuld not hence forth lyue vnto them selues, but vnto him whych dyed for them, & rose agayne.

⁵ And thys they dyd, not as we loked for: but gaue their awne selues fyrst to the Lord, and after vnto vs by the wyll of God:

¹⁷ that Christ maye dwell in youre hertes by fayth, that ye beynge roted and grounded in loue,

¹⁹ We haue also a ryght sure worde of prophecye, wher vnto yf ye take hede, as vnto a lyght that shyneth in a darcke place, ye do well, vntyll the daye dawne, and the daye starre aryse in youre hertes.

¹⁴ The mouth of an harlot is a depe pyt, wherin he falleth that the Lorde is angrie wyth all.

¹ And Israel dwelt in Sittim, and the people began to committe whoredome with the daughters of Moab,

⁴ And after thys, it fortuned, that by the ryuer of Sorek, he loued a woman, called Dalila: ⁵ vnto whom came the Lordes of the Philistines, and sayde vnto her: perswade hym, and se wherin his great strength lieth, and by what meane we maye ouercome him that we maye bynde him, to bryng him vnder, and euery one of vs shal geue the aleuen hundred syluerlynges. ⁶ And Dalila sayde to Samson: Oh, tell me where thy great strength lieth, and how thou myghtest be bounde, and brought vnder. ⁷ Samson answered vnto her: If they bynde me with seuen grene withes that were neuer dryed, I shalbe weake as other men. ⁸ And then the lordes of the Philistines brought her seuen wythes that were yet grene and neuer dryed, and she bounde hym therwith. ⁹ Notwithstandynge she had men lyinge in wayte with her in the chaumbre. And she sayd vnto hym: the Philistines be vpon the Samson. And immediatly he brake the cordes as a strynge of towe breaketh, when it fealeth fier. And so his strength was not knowen. ¹⁰ And Dalila sayde vnto Samson: Se, thou hast mocked me & tolde me lyes. Now therfore tel me, wherwith thou mightest be bounde. ¹¹ He answered her: yf they bynde me wyth new ropes that neuer were occupyed, I shalbe weake, and as another man. ¹² Dalila therfore toke new ropes, and bounde hym therwith, and sayde vnto him: the Philistines be vpon the Samson. And there were lyers of wayte in the chamber, & he brake them from of hys armes, as they had bene but a threde. ¹³ And Dalila sayde vnto Samson: hytherto thou hast begyled me, and tolde me lyes: yet tell me, how thou myghtest be bounde. He sayde vnto her: If thou plattedest the .vij. lokes of my head with an heare lace. ¹⁴ And she fastened them with a nayle, and sayde vnto hym: the Philistines be vpon the Samson. And he awaked out of his slepe, & plucked awaye the nayle, that was in the plattinge with the heare lace. ¹⁵ And she sayde vnto hym agayne: How canst thou saye that thou louest me, when thyne herte is not with me? beholde, thou hast mocked me thys thre tymes, & hast not tolde me, wherin thy greate strength lyeth. ¹⁶ And as she laye vpon him with her wordes continually vexyng of hym, hys soule was encombred euen vnto the death. ¹⁷ And so he tolde her all his hert, & sayd vnto her: there neuer came raser vpon myne heed, for I haue bene an abstayner vnto God, euen from my mothers wombe: therfore whan I am shauen, my strength wyll go from me, and I shall waxe weake, and be lyke all other men. ¹⁸ And when Dalila sawe that he had tolde her all his hert, she sent and called for the lordes of the Philistines, sayeng: come vp yet this once, for he hath shewed me all hys herte. Then the lordes of the Philystines came vp vnto her, & brought the money in their handes. ¹⁹ And she made him slepe vpon her knees & she sent for a man, & he dyd shaue of the seuen lockes of his heed, & beganne to vexe him, & his strength was gone from him. ²⁰ And she sayde: the Philistines be vpon the Samson. And he awoke out of his slepe, & sayd: I wil go out now as at other tymes before, & shake my selfe, & he wist not that the Lorde was departed from him. ²¹ But the Philistines toke hym, and put oute his eyes, & brought hym downe to Azath, and bounde hym with two fetters of brasse. And he dyd grynde in the preson house, ²² howbeit the heare of hys head beganne to growe agayne after that he was shauen.

¹⁶ That thou mayest be deliuered also from the straunge woman, and from her that is not thyne awne: which geueth swete wordes, ¹⁷ forsaketh the husbande of her youth, & forgetteth the conuenaunt of her God. ¹⁸ For her house is enclyned vnto death, & her pathes vnto hell. ¹⁹ All they that go in vnto her come not agayn, nether take they holde of the waye of lyfe.

¹² nowe is the without, now in the stretes, and layeth abayte in euery corner,

²² sodenlye to folowe her: as it were an oxe led to the slaughter, & lyke as it were a foole that laugheth when he goeth to the stockes, to be punyshed, ²³ so longe tyll she had wounded hys lyuer with her dart: lyke as yf a byrde hasted to the snare, not knowynge that the parell of hys lyfe lyeth ther vpon. ²⁴ Heare me nowe therfore, O my chyldren, and marcke the wordes of my mouth. ²⁵ Let not thyne herte wandre in her wayes, and be not thou disceaued in her pathes. ²⁶ For many one hath she wounded and cast downe, yee many a stronge man hath bene slayne by the meanes of her. ²⁷ Her houses are the waye vnto hell, and brynge men downe into the chambers of death.

¹⁸ And he doth not consydre, that they are but deed which be there, and that her gestes are in the depe of hell.

²⁶ And I founde, that a woman is bytterer then death: for she hath cast abrode, her herte as a nett that men fishe with, and her handes are cheynes. Who so pleaseth God, shall escape from her: but the synner will be taken with her.

² Lyft vp thyne eyes vnto the hilaulters & loke, yf thou be not defyled with whoredome. Thou hast wayted for them in the stretes, and as a murtherer in the wyldernesse. Thorowe thy whordome & shamefull blasphemyes, is the lande defyled.

¹¹ Whordome, wyne & dronckenesse taketh the herte awaye.

⁸ Nether let vs be defyled wt fornicacyon, as some of them were defyled wyth fornicacyon, & fell in one daye .xxiij. thousand.

¹ And ther came one of the seuen Angels, whyche had the seuen vyalles: and talked wyth me, sayenge vnto me: come, I wyll shewe vnto the, the iudgement of the great whore that sytteth vpon many waters, ² wyth whome haue commytted fornicacion the kynges of the erthe, and the inhabyters of the erth are droncken wyth the wyne of hir fornicacion.

¹² Hys eyes are redder than wyne, & his teeth whytter then mylke.

³⁶ And Abigail came to Nabal: and behold, he held a feast in his house, lyke the feest of a kyng, & Nabals herte was mery within him, for he was very droncke. Wherfore she tolde him nothing, nether lytle nor moare, vntill the morow daye. ³⁷ But in the mornyng, when the wine was gone out of Naball, hys wife tolde him these wordes, and his herte dyed within him, and he became as a stone

²⁸ Nowe had Absalom commaunded his younge men, sayenge: marke when Amnons hert is mery wyth wyne & when I byd you smyte Amnon, then kyll hym: and feare not, haue not I bydden you? be bolde therfore, & playe the men.

¹⁶ And they went out at none. but Benhadad dyd dryncke tyll he was droncken in the pauyllyons both he and the kynges: euen .xxxij. kynges, that holpe hym. ¹⁷ And the seruauntes of the gouernours of the shyres went out fyrst. And Benhadad sent out, and they shewed hym, sayeng: there are men come out of Samaria. ¹⁸ He sayde. Whether they be come out for peace, take them a lyue: or whether they be come out to fyght, take them yet a lyue. ¹⁹ And so those younge men of the gouernours of the shyres came out of the cytie, and the Host after them, and they slue euery one hys enemye that came in his waye. ²⁰ And the Siriens fled, and they of Israel folowed after them. And Benhadad the kynge of Syria scaped on a horsse, wyth his horsemen. ²¹ And the kynge of Israel went out, and smote the horsses & charettes, & wyth a great slaughter slue he the Sirians. ²² And there came a Prophete to the kynge of Israel, and sayde vnto hym: go forth and playe the man, be wyse and take hede what thou doest: for when the yere is gone about, the kynge of Siria wyll come vp agaynst the.

²¹ for soch as be dronckardes & ryotous shall come to pouerte, & he that is geuen to moch slepe, shall go wt a ragged coate.

⁷ But they are out of the waye by reason of wyne: yee, farre out of the waye are they thorowe strong drynke. The preste also & the prophet are gone astraye by the meanes of strong drincke, they are dronken wt wyne, they go amisse thorowe strong drincke: they fayle in prophecying & stomble in iudgment. ⁸ For tables are so full of vomyte and fylthines, that no place is cleane.

¹⁰ For like as the thornes that stike together, and as the drie strawe, so shall the dronckardes be consumed together, euen when they be full.

⁴⁹ (and so begynne to smyte his felowes, yee, and to eate & drincke wyth the droncken) ⁵⁰ the same seruauntes Lord shall come in a daye when he loketh not for hym, and in an houre that he is not ware of,

⁴⁵ But and yf the seruaunt saye in his herte. My Lorde will deferre his comminge (and shall beginne to smite seruauntes and maydens, and to eate and drincke, and to be droncken) ⁴⁶ the Lorde of that seruaunt will come in a daye when he thinketh not, and at an houre when he is not ware, and will hewe him in peces, and geue him his rewarde with the vnbeleuers.

²¹ And he drynkynge of the wyne, was dronken, and vncouered wythin hys tent.

⁸ And why? God is the Iudge: he putteth downe one, and setteth vp another.

² she hath kylled her vitayles, powred out her wyne, & prepared her table.

⁶ ye that dryncke wyne out of goblettes, and anoynte youre selues with the best oyle, but no man is sory for Iosephs hurte.

² And it chaunced in an euenynge, that Dauid arose out of hys bed, and walked vpon the roufe of the kynges palace, and from the roufe he sawe a woman wasshynge her selfe: and the woman was very bewtyfull to loke vpon.

¹ Wherfore, heare my wordes (O Iob) and herken vnto me all that I will saye:

³⁷ O turne awaye myne eyes, lest they beholde vanitie: and quycken thou me in thy waye.

²⁵ that thou lust not after her beauty in thyne herte, and lest thou be taken with her fayre lookes.

²⁸ But I say vnto you that whosoeuer loketh on another mans wyfe to lust after her, hath commytted aduoutrye with her all ready in hys hert. ²⁹ Yf thy ryght eye hynder the, plucke hym out, and cast hym from the. For better it is vnto the, that one of thy membres perysshe, then that thy whole body shuld be cast into hell. ³⁰ And yf thy ryght hande hynder the, cutt hym of, and cast hym from the. For better it is vnto the, that one of thy membres perysshe, then that all thy body shulde be cast into hell.

⁴⁷ And yf thyne eye hinder the plucke it out. It is better for the to go into the kyngedome of God wyth one eye, then (hauynge two eyes) to be cast into hell fyre:

⁵ and the Egyptians shall knowe, that I am the Lorde: when I stretche forth my hande vpon Egypte, and brynge out the chyldren of Israel from amonge them. ⁶ Moses and Aaron dyd as the Lorde commaunded them, euen so dyd they.

¹² For they cast downe euery man hys rodd, and they turned to serpentes: but Aarons rodde dyd eate vp theyr roddes:

¹⁶ he shal sucke the gall of serpentes, and the adders tonge shall slaye hym:

¹¹ Yee that thou mourne not at the last (when thou hast spent thy body and lusty greane youth)

⁸ But he that dyggeth vp a pyt, shal fall therin him selfe: and who so breaketh downe the hedge, a serpent shall byte hym.

³ The crowne of the pryde of the dronken Ephraemites shalbe troden vnder fote:

⁵ They brede cockatrice egges, and weaue the spyders webb: Who so eateth of their egges, dyeth. But yf one treade vpon them, there commeth vp a serpent.

³¹ The prophetes teache falsely, and the preestes receyue gyftes, & my people hath pleasure therin: What wil come therof at the last?

¹⁷ Moreouer, I wyll sende Cockatrices & serpentes amonge you (which wyll not be charmed) & they shall byte you, sayeth the Lorde.

¹⁹ Yee, lyke as when a man runneth from a lyon, and a Beer meteth with him: or when he commeth into the house, & leaneth his hande vpon the wall, a serpent byteth him.

³ though they hyde them selues vpon the toppe of Carmel, yet shall I seke them out, and brynge them from thence: though they crepe downe fro my syght into the depe of the see, I shall commaunde the serpente, euen there to byte them.

²⁵ But Abraham sayde: Sonne remember that thou in thy lyfe tyme, receauedst thy pleasure, & contrary wyse, Lazarus receaued payne. But now is he conforted, and thou art punisshed. ²⁶ Beyonde all this, betwene vs and you ther is a greate space set, so that they which wolde go from hence to you, cannot: nether maye come from thence to vs.

²¹ What frute had ye then in those thynges, wherof ye are now asshamed. For the ende of those thynges, is deeth.

³² Come, we will make oure father droncken with wyne, & lye with him, that we maye saue sede of oure father. ³³ And so they made their father droncken wyth wyne that nyght. And the elder daughter went & laye with her father. And he perceaued it not, nether when she laye doune, nether when she rose vp. ³⁴ And on the morowe it happened that the elder sayde vnto the yonger: beholde, yesternyght laye I with my father. Let vs make him droncke with wyne this nyght also, & go thou & lye with him, that we maye rayse vp seed of oure father. ³⁵ And they made their father droncke with wyne that nyght also. And the yonger arose & laye with him. And he perceaued it not: nether when she laye downe, nether when she rose vp. ³⁶ Thus were both the daughters of Lot wt chylde by their father. ³⁷ And the elder bare a sonne, and called hys name Moab. The same is the father of the Moabytes vnto thys daye. ³⁸ And the yonger bare a sonne also and called hys name Ben Ammi, The same is the father of the chyldren of Ammon vnto this daye.

¹² They that sitte in the gate, speake agaynst me, and the dronckardes make songes vpon me.

¹² That thou mayest be delyuered from the euell waye, and from the man that speaketh frowarde thinges.

⁵ lest they beynge droncken forgett the lawe, and paruerte the iudgement of all poore mens childerne.

⁴ They droncke wyne, and praysed theyr Idoles of golde, syluer, copper yron, wodde and stone.

⁵ Euen so goeth it this daye with oure kynges and princes, for they begynne to be wodde droncken thorowe wyne: they vse familiarite with soch as disceaue them.

¹² These are spottes which of your kidnes feast together, wt out feare, lyuinge lawlesse, and after ther awne pleasure. Cloudes they are with out water, caryed about of windes, trees wt out frute at geatheringe time withered, twyse deed, & plucked vp by the rotes. ¹³ They are the ragynge waues of the see, fomynge out their awne shame. They are wandrynge sterres, to whom is reserued the myst of darcknes for euer.

⁸ Thorowe the winde of thy nastrels the water gathered together, the floudes stode styll as an heape, and the depe water congeled together in the hert of the see.

³³ Blessed is thy sayeng, & blessed art thou, which hast kept me thys daye from coming to shede bloud, and from aduengyng my self with myne awne hand. ³⁴ For in very deade, as sure as the Lord God of Israel lyueth, which hath kept me backe from hurtyng the, excepte thou haddest hasted and met me, thinkest thou, there had bene left vnto Nabal by the dawnyng of the daye, a pisser agaynst the wall? ³⁵ And so Dauid receaued of her hand, that which she had brought him & sayd to her: go vp in peace to thyne house. Beholde, I haue herde thy voyce, and haue accepted thy persone. ³⁶ And Abigail came to Nabal: and behold, he held a feast in his house, lyke the feest of a kyng, & Nabals herte was mery within him, for he was very droncke. Wherfore she tolde him nothing, nether lytle nor moare, vntill the morow daye. ³⁷ But in the mornyng, when the wine was gone out of Naball, hys wife tolde him these wordes, and his herte dyed within him, and he became as a stone ³⁸ & vpon a ten dayes after, the Lorde smote Nabal, that he dyed.

¹⁶ And when he had brought hym thyther, beholde, they laye skatered abroade vpon the erth, eatynge & drinckynge, & daunsynge, because of the plenteous & great pray, that they had caried awaye out of the land of the Philistines, & out of the lande of Iuda. ¹⁷ And Dauid layd vpon them from the euen, vntill the twilyght on the morow: so that there escaped not a man of them, saue foure hundred young men which rode awaye vpon cameles, and fledd.

⁹ And his seruaunt Zimri (which was captayne of halfe his charettes) conspired agaynst hym, as he was in Thirza drynckynge: and was droncken in the house of Arza stuard of hys house in Thirza.

³⁸ For as in the dayes (that went before the floud) they dyd eate and dryncke, mary, and were maryed, euen vntyll the daye that Noe entred into the shyppe,

²⁷ They dyd eate & dryncke, they maryed wyues and were maried, euen vnto that same daye that Noe went into the Arke: and the floude cam, and destroyed them all. ²⁸ Lykewyse also as it chaunced in the dayes of Lot. They dyd eate, they drancke, they bought, they solde they planted, they buylded: ²⁹ But euen the same daye that Lot went out of Zodom, it rayned with fyre and brymstone from heauen, & destroyed them all.

² for ye yourselues know perfectly, that the daye of the Lord shall come, euen as a thefe in the nyght. ³ For when they shall saye, peace and all thynges are safe, then shall soden destruccyon come vpon them (as sorowe commeth vpon a woman traualynge with chylde) & they shall not scape: ⁴ But ye brethren are not in darcknes, that that daye shulde come on you as a thefe. ⁵ Ye are all the chyldren of lyght, and the chyldren of the daye. We are not of the nyght nether of darknes. ⁶ Therfore let vs not slepe as do other: but let vs wacth, & be sober. ⁷ For they that slepe, slepe in the nyght: & they that be droncken, are droncken in the nyght.

¹⁹ so that when he heareth the wordes of thys ooth, he blesse hym selfe in hys hert, sayinge. I shall haue peace. I wyll walke in the meanynge of myne owne hert, (Thou put the dronken to the thyrstye.)

¹¹ Lyke as the dogg turneth agayne to his vomyte, euen so a foole beginneth hys folyshnesse agayne a fresh.

²² Though thou shuldest bray a foole wt a pestell in a morter lyke frumentye corne, yet will not hys foolyshnesse go from hym.

¹² Come (saye they) I wyll fetch wyne, so shall we fyll oure selues, that we maye be dronken. And do to morowe, lyke as to daye, yee and moche more.

³ Where as thou (O Lord) lokest onely vpon fayth and truthe. Thou hast scourged them, but they toke no repentaunce: thou hast corrected them for amendement, but they refused thy correction. They made theyr faces harder then a stone, and wolde not amende.

¹⁸ Moreouer, I heard Ephraim, that was led awaye captiue, complayne on this maner: O Lorde, thou hast correct me, & thy chastenynge haue I receaued, as an vntamed calfe. Conuerte thou me, and I shalbe conuerted: for thou art my Lorde God:

³² That I haue fought with beastes at Ephesus after the maner of men, what auauntageth it me, yf the deed ryse not agayne: Let vs eate and dryncke, for to morowe we shall dye. ³³ Be not ye deceaued: euell wordes corrupte good maners. ³⁴ Awake truely out of slepe, and synne not. For some haue not the knowledge of God: I speake this to youre shame.

¹⁹ which beynge past repentaunce, haue geuen them selues ouer vnto wantannes, to worke all manner of vnclennes, euen with gredines.

²² But the same is happened vnto them that is vsed to be spoken by the true prouerbe. The dogge is turned to his awne vomet agayne and the sow that was wasshed is turned agayne to her walowynge in the myer.