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[7] Correction bringeth Wiſdom found,

Fools hate good Counſel ſtill:

That Child doth ſhame his Mother much

that’s let to have his Will.

The good Man’s Path ſhines as the Light,

that beautifies the Day:

The Wicked know not where they walk,

for Darkneſs is their Way.

Put far from thee a froward Mouth,

a flattering Tongue is ill;

And do not thou an envious Mind,

in any Caſe fulfill.

A Harlot brings a Man to beg,

in her is found no Truth:

In Gladneſs therefore live and die,

with the Wife of thy Youth.

Much babbling breedeth much Offence;

he that ſpeaks leaſt is wiſe:

’s Bleſſing only makes Men rich,

from whence all Joys ariſe.

Better a little fearing ,

than Bags of Gold got ill:

And better in one Bit of Bread,

that fat O