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15 Like as a roaringe lyon and an hongrie beer, euen so is an vngodly prynce ouer the poore people. 16 Where the prynce is without vnderstondinge, there is greate oppression & wronge: but yf he be soch one as hateth couetousnesse, he shal longe raigne. 17 He that by violece sheddeth eny mans bloude, shal be a rennagate vnto his graue, and no man shal be able to sucor him. 18 Who so leadeth a godly and an innocet life, shalbe safe: but he that goeth frowarde wayes, shall once haue a fall. 19 He yt tylleth his londe, shal haue plenteousnesse of bred: but he that foloweth ydilnesse, shal haue pouerte ynough. 20 A faithfull man is greatly to be commeded, but he that maketh to moch haist for to be riche, shal not be vngiltie. 21 To haue respecte of personnes in iudgment is not good: And why? he will do wronge, yee euen for a pece of bred. 22 He that will be rich all to soone, hath an euell eye, and considereth not, that pouerte shall come vpon him. 23 He that rebuketh a man, shall fynde more fauoure at ye last, the he that flatreth him. 24 Who so robbeth his father and mother, and sayeth it is no synne: the same is like vnto a mortherer. 25 He that is of a proude stomacke, stereth vp strife: but he that putteth his trust in ye LORDE, shalbe well fedd. 26 He that trusteth in his owne hert, is a foole: but he that dealeth wisely, shalbe safe. 27 He that geueth vnto the poore, shal not wante: but he that turneth awaye his eyes from soch as be in necessite, shall suffre greate pouerte himself. 28 Whan the vngodly are come vp, men are fayne to hyde them selues: but whe they perish, the rightuous increase. Proverbs 28:15-28, Coverdale Bible of 1535. Public domain.
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