1 When thou syttest at the table to eate wt a lorde, ordre thy self manerly wt ye thinges

2 that are set before ye Measure thine appetite:

3 and yf thou wilt rule thine owne self, be not ouer gredy of his meate, for meate begyleth and disceaueth.

4 Take not ouer greate trauayle and labor to be riche, bewarre of soch a purpose.

5 Why wilt thou set thine eye vpon ye thinge, which sodenly vanisheth awaye? For riches make them selues wynges, and take their flight like an Aegle in to ye ayre.

Proverbs 23:1-5, Coverdale Bible of 1535. Public domain.
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