euerlasting deliuerance from death and from all feare of death is there to be founde Who therfore shoulde not be effectually moued to enter that path and to walke constantly in it Ch. 12.28 Loue not sleepe lest thou come to pouertie open thin eyes that is be diligent in following the duties of thy calling and so be thou satisfied with breade Or thou shalt be satisfied with bread Ch. 20.13 M MAke no frendship with an angrie man neither go thou with the furious man Least thou learne his waies and receaue destruction or a snare to thy soule That is such a snare as shoulde indanger thy soule to the heauie displeasure of God Ch. 22.24.25 Many deuices are in mans heart but the councell of the Lorde it shall stand Chap. 19.21 Many doo seeke the face of the ruler but euerie mans iudgment commeth from the Lorde Ch. 29.26 Many men or thus As touching the multitude or greater parte of men euerie one maketh boast of his goodnesse but who can finde a man of faithfulnesse That is to say a man that is verie faithful indeed Ch. 20.6 Many reuerence the face of the Prince Or thus Many make sute to the prince or to him that is francke and liberally minded and euerie man is friende to him that giueth giftes Or that is bountifull Ch. 19.6 But it is contrariwise with the poore man who is cast off on all handes as it followeth in the next verse Read in A. All the brethren c. Mercy and trueth Or we may reade thus Clemency and faithfulnes preserue the kinge and he establisheth his throne by clemencie Or mercie Ch. 20.28 Much foode is in the fielde of the poore but the fielde is destroyed without discretion Or as followeth Much foode commeth to the poore by tillage but there is that consumeth himselfe through neglect of his duetie He meaneth euen some of such as haue as we speake much to take to Ch. 13.23 My sonne be wise and reioice my heart that I may answere him that woulde reproch me in any matter Ch. 27.11 Marke here how notably the good bringing vp of children pleadeth for the credit and estimation of Parents My sonne eate hony for it is good and the hony combe which is sweete to the roofe of thy mouth So know that wisdome wil be to thy soule if thou shalt finde it for there shall be a rewarde and thy hope shall not be cutte off Ch. 24.13.14 My sonne feare the Lorde and the Kinge and haue no fellowshippe with them that are seditious or loose and licentious for their destruction shall rise vp sodainlie and who knoweth the ruine of them both That is both of the inordinate and licentious themselues and also of those that shall sorte and company with them Ch. 24.21.22 My sonne giue me thy heart and let thine eyes delight in or heedefully obserue my waies For a whore is as a deepe ditch and a strange woman that is such a one as estrangeth her selfe from the holy waies of God as Chap. 2.16.17 Is as a narrowe pit Also she lieth in wait as for a pray increaseth transgressours among men To whome is woe To whome is alasse or sorrow To whome is much strife To whom is babling To whom are woundes without cause that is euen such as he may thanke no bodie for but himselfe to whom is the rednes of the eies Euen to them that tary long at the wine to them that goe and seeke after mixt wine Looke thou not vpon the wine when it waxeth red and vttereth his colour in the cuppe and goeth downe pleasantly or rather thus and moueth it selfe or sparteleth and springeth to wit in the cup as being of the right or best kinde In the ende thereof it will bite like a serpent and sting like a cookatrice or viper Thine eies wil looke vpon strange women and thine heart will speake lewde thinges And thou shalt be as one that lyeth in the middest of the sea yea as one that lyeth in the toppe of the mast That is greatly reeling and staggering too and fro They haue stricken me wilt thou say but I was not sicke they haue beaten or pummeled me but I felt it not when therefore I shall awake to wit as one haning slept away the former drunkennesse I will to it againe I will seeke it yet more Chap. 23.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35 A liuely description of the beastly vnsatiablenesse miserable condition of the drunken man My sonne heare thy fathers instruction and forsake not thy mothers teaching for they shal be a comely ornament to thy head and as chaines for thy necke Chap. 1.8.9 My sonne hearken vnto my wordes incline thine eares to my sayings Let not them that is the vvicked to wit by any perswasions of theirs to the contrary cause that they to vvit my wordes should depart from thine eies but keepe them in the middest of thy heart For they are life vnto those that find them and healthfull to the whole flesh of euery of them Aboue euery watch watch ouer or keepe thine heart for from it are the outgoings or issues that is the actions of life Put away from thee a froward mouth and remooue wicked lippes farre from thee Let thine eies behold the right or look right forth and let thine eie-lids looke directly before thee Ponder the path of thy foote yea let all thy waies be ordered aright or vvell setteled and stayed Turn not to the right hand nor to the left but remoue thy foote from euill That is from euery by-path of sinne Ch. 4. verses 20.21.22.23.24.25.26.27 My sonne if sinners intise thee consent thou not Chap. 1.10 c. And verses 15.16 My sonne walke thou not in the way with them refraine thy foote from their path For with their feete they runne to euill and they make hast to shed blood c. My sonne if thine heart be wise my heart shall reioyce and I also that is I shall whollie or throughly reioyce euen I that am thy father yea my reines shall reioyce when thy lippes speake righteous thinges Let not thy heart be enuious against sinners but let it be in the feare of the Lorde continually Or let it imitate those that are constant in the feare of the Lorde For surely there is a reward and thy hope shall not be cut off Chap. 23.15.16.17.18 My sonne if thou be surety for thy neighbour or friend and hast stricken hand with a stranger Thou hast snared thy selfe with the words of thy mouth thou art taken with the words of thine owne mouth To witte as it were in the net of the fouler or in the trap of the hunter Doe this nowe ô my sonne and deliuer thy selfe seeing thou art come into the hande of thy neighbour To wit of him for whome thou art become suertie for whome and by tendering of whose credit thou hast indangered thine owne selfe and standest bound to pay the debt if he neglect to doe it Goe thou humble or submit thy selfe to wit
to wit vnlawfull and wicked gaine shall prolong his daies Ch 28.16 A Prince is pacified by longe suffering and a soft toungue breaketh the bones That is it mitigateth and alayeth the anger of the very hard harted man Ch 25.15 A prudent man foreseeing the plague or euil whatsoeuer it be hideth himself to wit by humbling himself seekeing mercy at the hands of God but the foolish going on still to wit without repentance are punished Ch. 22.3 And againe 27.12 A reproofe entereth more into him that hath vnderstanding or daunteth him more then an hundreth stripes into a foole or then if thou shouldest beate a foole a hundreth times Ch 17.10 A rewarde or gift is as a pretious stone verie pleasant in the eyes of them that are greedy of it it prospereth whithersoeuer it loketh Or tendeth Ch 17.8 A righteous man falling downe or rather turning aside that is declining from his righteousnesse whether for feare or through hope of preferment before the wicked is like a troubled well to wit when the mied is roared and raised vp by treading in it or a corrupted spring Greate therefore is the sinne both of the one and of the other but especially of those that doe trouble and mar the cleare spring Chap 25.26 A righteous man hateth the lying word or matter but it causeth the wicked to stinke and putteth him to shame To witte when his vvickednesse is found out in that he loueth and delighteth to slaunder lie Ch 13.5 A righteou sman regardeth the life of his beast but the tender mercies of the wicked that is the mercies which they acount tender are cruell Ch 12.10 A S A Scismaticall person seeketh for that which he desireth or that which is to his owne liking he will haue to doo in euerie weightie matter Ch 18.1 A scorner loueth not him that rebuketh him neither will he goe to the wise Ch. 15.12 A scorner seeketh wisdome and it is not that is it will not be founde but knowledge is easie to him that will vnderstand That is it willingly presenteth and offereth it selfe vnto him Ch. 14.6 A seditious person seeketh onely euill or thus An euill person seeketh onely sedition or rebellion to wit against the holy lawes of God wherefore a cruell messenger shall be sent against him That is God will in due time one way or other take vengeance of him Ch 17.11 A seruant is not chasticed with wordes that is with wordes alone but will aske stripes as we say when though he vnderstand yet he answereth not That is though knowing his maisters will he doth it not Ch 29.19 A slouthfull hand maketh poore or rather thus He that worketh with a deceiptful hand becommeth poore that is this curse of God is vpon him but the hand of the diligent maketh rich To vvit through the blessing of God vpon their honest and faithfull dealing Chap. 10.4 A soft answere turneth away wrath but a grieuous worde stirreth vp anger Chap. 15.1 A sounde heart or rather A healing heart that is a heart readie to shewe mercy tovvard the healing of others is the life of all the flesh that is of the vvhole bodie but enuying is the rotting of the bones That is it consunteth the inmost and most stronge partes Chap. 14.30 A stone is heauie or hath heauinesse and the sand hath weightinesse but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both Cha. 27.3 Read also the next verse Anger is cruel c. Or thus Cruelty is in anger and an ouerflowing in wrath and who can stand before enuie As a bird that wandereth from her nest so is a man which wandereth from his place Chap. 27.8 Such a one can haue no assurance eyther for comforte to his owne conscience or for safetie vnder protection of the Lorde As a dog turneth againe to his owne vomit so a foole turneth againe to or reitterateth his foolishnesse Chap. 26.11 As a iewell of golde in a swines snowte so is a faire woman that lacketh discretion or reiecteth reason Chap. 26.11 As are the cold waters to a weary foule so is good newes from a farre countrie Ch. 25.25 As a roring Lion and a hungry Bear or a beare ranging about to wit for his pray being hungry so is a wicked ruler ouer the poore people Chap. 22.11 As a thorne comming vp into the hand of a drunkard so is a parable in the mouth of fooles He that is the drunken man troubleth all he giueth the foole his payment yea he giueth his reward to all that passe by That is he maketh no difference he troubleth one as well as an other Chap. 26.9.10 Se in the letter T. The excellent c. As he that feineth himselfe mad or as a mad man casteth firebrandes arrowes and mortall thinges that is thinges mischieuous and deadly So is euery one that dealeth deceitfullie with his neighbour and saieth am I not in sport Chap. 26.18.19 As in water face answereth to face so doth the heart of man to man That is but darkely Chap. 27.19 Read 1. Cor. 2.11 and Iames 1.23.24 And Ier. 17.9 The heart of man is deceitful aboue all things Yet so as by means such as are countenance speach and course of actions it may be in part discerned and generally all haue the same corruption of nature in common though in some it lurketh and keepeth in more closely then in other As is the fining pot for siluer and the fornace for golde so is euerie man according to his dignitie Reade in the letter T. The fining pot c. As is the fining pot for siluer and the fornace for golde so the Lord trieth the hearts That is he alone doth both discouer the hidden corruption of all and also doth cleanse purge out the inward drosse that is in the heartes of his children by the fire of his spirit Chap. 17.3 As ointment perfume reioyce the heart so doth the sweetnesse of a mans friende more then his owne counsell Chap. 27 9. As righteousnesse leadeth to life so he that followeth euill seeketh his owne death Ch. 11.19 Reade in T. next after The wicked worketh c. As siluer drosse ouerlaid vpon an earthen vessell so are burning or fauning lippes that is such as pretend hotte and earnest loue and an euill heart Chap. 26.23 As the closing vp of a pretious stone in an heape of stones or rather thus As he that putteth a stone into a sling or into any engine made to throw stones so is he that giueth honor to a foole That is he doth but imbolden him to doe hurt Chap. 26.8 As the cole maketh burning coles and woode a fier so the contentious man is apt to kindle strife Chap. 26.21 Read in W. Without woode c. As the colde of the snow that is as the water which is as cold as the snow or snowe water it selfe in the time of naruest to wit when a man drinketh it to coole his thirst c. so is a faithfull messenge to them
He that sheweth that which is right speaketh the trueth this doth a very faithfull witnesse he regardeth not onely what is true but also what is meete to be spokon as Ier. 4.2 but a witnesse of falshoodes that is an arrant false witnesse such a one as we cal a knight of the post who hath set his faith to sale vttereth deceit That is he doth for aduantage sake either disguise at his pleasure or vtterly falsifie or denie the trueth He that T HE that taketh away the garment in the cold season is like vineger poured vpon nitre or like him that singeth songs to a heauy hearte Chap. 25.20 Or as Trem. according to the vsuall signification of the first word of the sence noe and as all things seeme most aptly to agree thus As he that putteh on a garment in the cold season or vineger vpon niter so is he that singeth songes to a troubled mind That is he comforteth the heauy hart as the garment causeth warmth to the cold body and as vineger resolueth niter maketh it fit for vse whether for scouring or any other seruice He that tilleth his land shal be satisfied with bread but he that followeth after vaine thinges That is which spendeth his time vnthriftily is destitute of vnderstanding Chap. 12.11 And Chap. 28.19 he shall be filled with pouerty He that troubleth his owne house shall inherite the winde and the foole shall be seruant to the wise in heart Chap. 11.29 He that trusteth in his own heart is a foole but he that walketh in wisedome that is he that walketh in the feare of God maketh him his stay shal be deliuered Chap. 28.26 He that turneth away his eare frō hearing the law euen his praier is abhominable Ch. 28.9 He that VV HE that walketh on forward in his integrity is righteous and blessed shall his children be after him Or thus The righteous man walketh on forward in his integrity and blessed c. Chap. 20.7 He that walketh on in his righteousnesse feareth the Lord but he that is lewde in his waies despiseth him Chap. 14.2 He that walketh vprightly or entierly shal be saued but he that is stoward in either of his waies to wit either on the right hand or on the left eyther in excesse or in defect that is in any extreeme wickednesse shall once fall Or fall in one of them Chap. 28.18 He that walketh vprightly or entirely as before walketh boldly but he that peruerteth his waies shall be knowne Or made an example To wit by some iudgement of God that other may learne to beware Chap. 10.9 as it followeth verse 10. He that winketh c. He that walketh with the wise shal be wise but he that is a companion with fooles shall be afflicted or rather will waxe worse Chap. 13.20 He that winketh with the eye that is the close dissembler who worketh sorrow the foolish in talke shal be beaten Or shall bring trouble vpon himselfe That is both the one and the other shall be punished Chap. 10.10 He that withdraweth corne or As touching him that withdraweth corne the people will curse him but blessing shall be vpon the head of him that setteth it forth to sel C. 11.26 H I HIgh talke or excellent speech be commeth not a foole that is to vtter it or is nothing pleasant to a foole to wit when he beaneth it from the mouth of an other much lesse lying talke is pleasing to him that is wel disposed Or besemeth a Prince or chief man Chap. 7.17 H O HOnour the Lord with thy riches and with the first fruits or chiefe of all thine increase So shall thy barnes be filled with abundance and thy presses shal gush out with new wine Chap. 3.9.10 House and riches are inheritance from fathers or ancestors but a prudent wife commeth from the Lord. Chap. 19.14 I IF a wise man contend or reason the matter with a foolish man whether he be angry or laugh yet there is no rest Cha. 29.9 as Luke 7.31 c. If he that hateth thee be hungry giue him bread to eat if he be thirsty giue him water to drink For thou shalt as it were heape coles vpon his head that is thou shalt this way best winne his loue if he wil be gained or execute the best reuenge in leauing him to the iudgement of God if he will continue his malice and the Lorde will recompence thee To witte all which thou maist seeme to haue cast away vpon thine enemie Chap. 25.21.22 If thou be faint in the day of aduersity thy strength is small Or after an other pointing of the sentence thus If thou behaue thy selfe faintly or remisly negligently thy strength shall be small or streighted in the time of streightnesse Or aduersitie Deliuer them that are drawen to death that is such as are violently and not by due course of iustice haled to death for wilt thou withdrawe thy selfe from such as are going aside to death or slaughter If thou say behould we knew it not shall not he that pondereth the heartes vnderstand and he that keepeth thy soule shall not he know and will not he also recompence euerie man according to his workes Chap. 24.10.11.12 A precept to those that haue lawful power in their hande to rescue the oppressed and also to such as be in fauour with chiefe magistrates that they do solicite theire cause finally to euerie one of the seruantes of God that they mutually helpe one an other against the iniuries of the wicked and vngodly If thou haue founde honie eat that which is sufficient for thee least beeing full of it thou doe vomit it So make thy foote pretious to wit by withdrawing it from thy neighbours house least he be glutted with thee and hate thee Chap. 25.16.17 In all labour there is abundance or som profit arising by it but when the lippes only talke all goeth to wracke Chapter 14.23 Incline thine eare and heare the wordes of the wise and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge For it shall be a pleasant thing if thou keepe these thinges in thy bellie and if they be directed together in thy lippes If thy confidence shall be in the Lord and if also thou wilt doe that which I haue this day made knowen vnto thee Haue I not written to the excellent things or most princely sayings consisting in councels and knowledge Making knowne vnto thee that which is certaine euen the wordes of truth that thou maist answere with wordes of truth to them that shall send vnto thee c. Ch. 22.17.18.19.20.21 In many wordes or By a multitude of wordes that is though he that is faltie vse neuer so manie wordes to excuse himselfe iniquitie ceaseth not that is the faulte is neuer the lesse for that therefore he that is wise refraineth his lippes To witte as one being content to take a rebuke when his falt is laide open before him Ch. 10.19 Instruction is euill to him that forsaketh the way that