The Flourishing of the Righteous

1He that is stifnecked and wyll not be refourmed, shall sodaynly be destroyed without any helpe.

2When the ryghteous are in aucthoritie the people do reioyce: but when the wicked beare rule, the people mourne.

3Who so loueth wisdome, maketh his father a glad man: but he that kepeth companie with harlottes, spendeth away that he hath.

4With true iudgement the kyng stablissheth the lande: but yf he be a man that oppresse the people with gatherynges, he turneth it vpside downe.

5Who so flattereth his neighbour, layeth a net for his feete.

6The sinne of the wicked is his owne snare: but the ryghteous doth syng and reioyce.

7The righteous considereth the cause of the poore: but the vngodly regardeth no vnderstandyng.

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

9If a wise man contendeth with a foole: whether he be angry or laugh, there is no rest.

10The bloodthirstie hate the righteous: but the iust seeke his soule.

11A foole vttereth all his mynde at once: but a wyse man kepeth it in tyll afterwarde.

12If a prince delight in lyes, all his seruauntes are vngodly.

13The poore and the lender meete together, and the Lorde lyghteneth both their eyes.

14The seate of the kyng that faithfully iudgeth the poore, shall continue sure for euermore.

15The rodde and correction geueth wisdome: but a childe left to his owne will, bryngeth his mother to shame.

16When the vngodly are multiplied, wickednesse encreaseth: but the ryghteous shall see their fall.

17Nurture thy sonne with correction, and thou shalt be at rest: yea, he shall do thee good at thine heart.

18When the worde of God is not preached, the people perishe: but well is hym that kepeth the lawe.

19A stubbourne seruaunt wyll not be the better for wordes: for though he vnderstande, yet will he not regarde them.

20Seest thou a man that is hastie to speake vnaduisedly? there is more hope in a foole then in hym.

21He that delicately bryngeth vp his seruaunt from a chylde, shall make hym his maister at length.

22An angry man stirreth vp strife, and he that beareth euyll will in his mynde doth much euyll.

23After pryde commeth a fall: but a lowly spirite bryngeth great worshyp.

24Who so is partner with a thiefe, hateth his owne soule: he heareth blasphemie and telleth it not foorth.

25He that feareth men shall haue a fall: but who so putteth his trust in the Lorde, is without daunger.

26Many there be that seke the princes fauour: but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lorde.

27The righteous abhorreth the vngodlye: and the wicked hateth hym that is in the ryght way.