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[1]Theprouerbes of Solomon the sonne of Dauid, kyng of Israel
[2]Tolearne wisdome and instruction, & to perceaue the wordes of vnderstandyng
[3]Toreceaue the instruction of wisdome, iustice, iudgement, and equitie
[4]Togeue wyt vnto the simple, and that the young men myght haue knowledge and vnderstandyng
[5]Thewise man wyll geue eare, and wyll come by more wisdome, and he that is endued with vnderstanding shal attayne vnto [wise] counsayles
[6]Tovnderstande a parable, and the interpretation therof, the wordes of the wise, and their darke speaches
[7]Thefeare of the Lorde is the begynnyng of knowledge: but fooles dispise wisdome and instruction
[8]Mysonne, heare thy fathers doctrine, & forsake not the lawe of thy mother
[9]Forthey shalbe an encrease of grace vnto thy head, and [as] a chayne about thy necke
[10]Mysonne, if sinners entice thee, consent not vnto them
[11]Ifthey say, come with vs, let vs lay wayte for blood, and lurke priuily for the innocent without a cause
[12]Letvs swallowe them vp lyke the graue quicke and whole, as those that go downe into the pit
[13]Soshall we finde all maner of costly riches, and fill our houses with spoyles
[14]Castin thy lot among vs, and let vs all haue one purse
[15]Mysonne, walke not thou with them, refrayne thy foote from their wayes
[16]Fortheir feete runne to euyll, and are hasty to shed blood
[17]But[as] in vayne, the nette is layde foorth before the birdes eyes
[18]Sothese lay wayte for the blood of them, and lye priuily for their liues
[19]Such[are] the wayes of euery one that is greedie of gayne, who taketh away the life of the owner therof
[20]Wisdomecryeth without, and putteth foorth her voyce in the streetes
[21]Shecalleth before the congregation in the open gates, and sheweth her wordes through the citie, saying
[22]Oye children, howe long wyll ye loue childishnesse? howe long wyll the scorners delite in scornyng, and the vnwise hate knowledge
[23]Oturne you at my correction: lo I wyll expresse my mynde vnto you, and make you vnderstande my wordes
[24]BecauseI haue called, and ye refused, I haue stretched out my hande, and no man regarded
[25]Butall my counsels haue ye dispised, and set my correction at naught
[26]Therforewyll I also laugh at your destruction, and mocke you, when the thyng that ye feare commeth vpon you
[27]Euenwhen the thyng that ye be afraide of falleth in sodenly like a storme, and your miserie lyke a tempest, yea when trouble and heauinesse commeth vpon you
[28]Thenshall they call vpon me, but I wyll not aunswere: they shall seeke me early, but they shall not finde me
[29]Andthat because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the feare of the Lorde
[30]Theywoulde none of my counsayle, but dispised all my correction
[31]Therforeshall they eate of the fruite of their owne way, and be fylled with their owne inuentions
[32]Forthe turnyng away of the vnwise shall slay them, and the prosperitie of fooles shall destroy them
[33]Butwhoso hearkeneth vnto me, shal dwell safely, and be sure from any feare of euyll
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