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Wiſedomes praiſe. Let not mercy and trueth forſake thee: * bind them about thy necke, write them vpon the table of thine heart.

* So ſhalt thou find fauour, and ǁ good vnderſtanding in the fight of God, and man.

¶ Truſt in the with all thine heart; and leane not vnto thine owne vnderſtanding.

* In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he ſhall direct thy pathes.

¶ * Be not wiſe in thine owne eyes: feare the, and depart from euill.

It ſhalbe † health to thy nauill, and † marrow to thy bones.

* Honour the with thy ſubſtance, and with the firſt fruits of all thine increaſe.

* So ſhall thy barnes be filled with plenty, and thy preſſes ſhall burſt out with new wine.

¶ * My ſonne, deſpiſe not the chaſtening of the : neither be weary of this correction.

For whom the loueth, he correcteth, euen as a father the ſonne, in whom he delighteth.

¶ Happy is the man that findeth wiſedome, and † the man that getteth vnderſtanding.

* For the merchandiſe of it is better than the merchandiſe of ſiluer, and the gaine thereof, then fine gold.

She is more precious than Rubies: and all the things thou canſt deſire, are not to be compared vnto her.

Length of dayes is in her right hand: and in her left hand, riches and honour.

Her wayes are wayes of pleſantneſſe: and all her pathes are peace.

She is a tree of life, to them that lay hold vpon her: and happy is euery one that retaineth her.

The by wiſdome hath founded the earth; by vnderſtanding hath he ǁ eſtabliſhed the heauens.

By his knowledge the depthes are broken vp; and the cloudes droppe downe the dew.

¶ My ſonne, let not them depart from thine eyes: keepe ſound wiſdome and diſcretion.

So ſhall they bee life vnto thy ſoule, and grace to thy necke.

* Then ſhalt thou walke in thy way ſafely, ⁊ thy foot ſhall not ſtumble.

When thou lyeſt downe, thou ſhalt not be afraide: yea, thou ſhalt lye downe, and thy ſleepe ſhalbe ſweet.