The Selfishness of the Unfriendly

1Who so hath pleasure to sowe discorde, piketh a quarell in euery thinge.

2A foole hath no delyte in vnderstodinge, but only in those thinges wherin his herte reioyseth.

3Where vngodlynes is, there is also disdayne: & so there foloweth shame & dishonor.

4The wordes of a mas mouth are like depe waters, and the well of wysdome is like a full streame.

5It is not good to regarde ye personne of the vngodly, or to put backe ye righteous in iudgmet.

6A fooles lippes are euer brawlinge, and his mouth prouoketh vnto batayll.

7A fooles mouth is his owne destruccion, and his lippes are ye snare for his owne soule.

8The wordes of a slaunderer are very woudes, and go thorow vnto the ynmost partes of the body.

9Who so is slouthfull and slacke in his labor, is ye brother of him ye is a waister.

10The name of ye LORDE is a stronge castell, ye righteous flyeth vnto it, and shalbe saued.

11But ye rich mas goodes are his stronge holde, yee he taketh them for an hye wall roude aboute him.

12After pryde cometh destruccio, and honor after lowlynes.

13He that geueth sentece in a matter before he heare it, is a foole, and worthy to be confounded.

14A good stomacke dryueth awaye a mas disease, but wha ye sprete is vexed, who maye abyde it?

15A wyse herte laboureth for knowlege, and a prudent eare seketh vnderstondinge.

16Liberalite bryngeth a man to honor and worshipe, & setteth him amonge greate men.

17The righteous accuseth hi self first of all, yf his neghbor come, he shal fynde him.

18The lot pacifieth ye variauce, & parteth ye mightie asunder.

19The vnite of brethren is stronger then a castell, and they that holde together are like the barre of a palace.

20A mans bely shalbe satisfied with the frute of his owne mouth, and with the increase of his lippes shal he be fylled.

21Death and life stonde in the power of the tonge, he that loueth it, shal enioye the frute therof.

22Who so fyndeth a wife fyndeth a good thynge, & receaueth an wholsome benefite of the LORDE.

23The poore maketh supplicacion and prayeth mekely, but the riche geueth a rough answere.

24A frende that delyteth in loue, doth a man more fredshipe, and sticketh faster vnto him then a brother.