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| ii. |
| iii. |
| iiii. | [Howe sagely and howe fatherly] |
| v. |
| vi. |
| vii. |
| ix. |
| x. |
| xi. |
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[Howe sagely and howe fatherly]
Argumen, Chap. iiii.
Howe sagely and howe fatherly,he doeth vs here aduyse
That we from euyl our hertes refrayne,
and study to be wyse.
Ye
childrē heare your father nowe
how he doth you exhort
Take hede ye you do wisdō learne
whych shalbe your cōfort
And I wyl geue you good rewarde
and therwyth wyl you fyl
Yf you wyl not forsake my lawe
but study therein styl
for when I was the only sonne
of bothe my parentes dere
And tenderly beloued was,
of father and mothere
Then he taught me full louingly
and vnto me dyd preache
And thus he sayde full often tymes
as I wyl you nowe teache
Se that thou doest receaue (said he)
my wordes into thy breste
And kepe thē wel, so shalt thou lyue
in perfyte ioye and reste
In vnderstandinge buselye,
applye thy selfe alwaye
Lette not the same departe from the
by nyghte, nor yet by daye
And wysdom neuer suffer thou,
from the for to digresse
Yf thou loue her she shal preserue,
and kepe the from distress
The chiefeste poynte of wysdom is,
that thou do take in hande
Before al goodes wysdom to gette,
and learne to vnderstande
Make much of her and she shal the,
promote to power and myght
And yf thou her embrace, she shal
to honour brynge the ryghte
For she wyl make thyne head truly
both good and gracious
And with a crowne shal garnishe it,
that is ful glorious
My sōne, therfore embrace wt spede
the wordes I saye to the
So that thy yeres in ioye and peace
on earth prolonged be
The wayes of wysdom vnto the,
I shall make fayre and playne
And in the pathes of equitie,
shall leaue the to remayne
So that thou mayste walke well in them
& haue none hinderaunce
And whē yu rūnest, thou shalt not fal,
nor haue an euyl chaunce
Of wysdō thē sure holde take thou,
and do not let hyr goo
In kepinge hyr, thou shalte surely,
defended be from woo
And in the pathe come not (my sōne)
of the vngodly trayne
Nor walke thou in the wicked way,
of them whose lyfe is vayne
From the yll trade of naughty men,
departe thou cleane asyde
And se that thou go farre from thē,
and kepe the styll awyde
They cā not slepe tyl they haue done
some harme or els mischiefe
Nor take their rest tyl thei haue wrought
to some mā wo or griefe
For they do eate thee bytter breade
of wylful wyckednes
And drinke the wine of cōmē spoile
and al vngodlynes
The pleasaūt pathes of godly men
appeare both lyght and gaye
And to al men more bright do shine
then doeth the lyghtsome daye
But thee yll waye of wycked men,
to darkenes is comparde
Wherin men fal, or they beware,
or els do scape full harde
My sōne, mark wel my wordes therfore
that I do to the tel
And to the same thine eares encline,
and vnderstand them well
And se that frō thy faythful minde,
thou lettest them not depart
But kepe them styl ful stedfastly,
in the mydst of thy harte
For they are lyfe vnto al those
that chaunseth them to fynde
And health of body to al suche,
as beare them in theyr mynde
My sōne also kepe wel thyne hart,
for therin resteth lyfe
And put frō the a frowarde mouth,
and lyppes that caused stryfe
And let thyne eyes wyth dylygence,
behold that which is ryghte
And eke thine eye liddes loke before
dyrectly in the lyght
Mark wel thy pathes, lest that thy fete
happe sodenly to slyde
So shal thy gate be sure ynoughe,
whether thou go or ryde
Turne not asyde on the left hande,
nor yet vnto the ryghte
But kepe away from wickednes,
thy fete wyth all thy myght
The perfite pathes ye lord doth knowe
that lede the way of lyght
The wycked wayes the lorde also
consydereth aryght
But such as walke in godlines
the lorde wyl kepe and saue
And all their iourneyes prospere so
that they none harme shall haue.
how he doth you exhort
Take hede ye you do wisdō learne
whych shalbe your cōfort
And I wyl geue you good rewarde
and therwyth wyl you fyl
Yf you wyl not forsake my lawe
but study therein styl
for when I was the only sonne
of bothe my parentes dere
And tenderly beloued was,
of father and mothere
Then he taught me full louingly
and vnto me dyd preache
And thus he sayde full often tymes
as I wyl you nowe teache
Se that thou doest receaue (said he)
my wordes into thy breste
And kepe thē wel, so shalt thou lyue
in perfyte ioye and reste
applye thy selfe alwaye
Lette not the same departe from the
by nyghte, nor yet by daye
And wysdom neuer suffer thou,
from the for to digresse
Yf thou loue her she shal preserue,
and kepe the from distress
The chiefeste poynte of wysdom is,
that thou do take in hande
Before al goodes wysdom to gette,
and learne to vnderstande
Make much of her and she shal the,
promote to power and myght
And yf thou her embrace, she shal
to honour brynge the ryghte
For she wyl make thyne head truly
both good and gracious
And with a crowne shal garnishe it,
that is ful glorious
My sōne, therfore embrace wt spede
the wordes I saye to the
So that thy yeres in ioye and peace
on earth prolonged be
I shall make fayre and playne
And in the pathes of equitie,
shall leaue the to remayne
So that thou mayste walke well in them
& haue none hinderaunce
And whē yu rūnest, thou shalt not fal,
nor haue an euyl chaunce
Of wysdō thē sure holde take thou,
and do not let hyr goo
In kepinge hyr, thou shalte surely,
defended be from woo
And in the pathe come not (my sōne)
of the vngodly trayne
Nor walke thou in the wicked way,
of them whose lyfe is vayne
From the yll trade of naughty men,
departe thou cleane asyde
And se that thou go farre from thē,
and kepe the styll awyde
They cā not slepe tyl they haue done
some harme or els mischiefe
Nor take their rest tyl thei haue wrought
to some mā wo or griefe
of wylful wyckednes
And drinke the wine of cōmē spoile
and al vngodlynes
The pleasaūt pathes of godly men
appeare both lyght and gaye
And to al men more bright do shine
then doeth the lyghtsome daye
But thee yll waye of wycked men,
to darkenes is comparde
Wherin men fal, or they beware,
or els do scape full harde
My sōne, mark wel my wordes therfore
that I do to the tel
And to the same thine eares encline,
and vnderstand them well
And se that frō thy faythful minde,
thou lettest them not depart
But kepe them styl ful stedfastly,
in the mydst of thy harte
For they are lyfe vnto al those
that chaunseth them to fynde
And health of body to al suche,
as beare them in theyr mynde
for therin resteth lyfe
And put frō the a frowarde mouth,
and lyppes that caused stryfe
And let thyne eyes wyth dylygence,
behold that which is ryghte
And eke thine eye liddes loke before
dyrectly in the lyght
Mark wel thy pathes, lest that thy fete
happe sodenly to slyde
So shal thy gate be sure ynoughe,
whether thou go or ryde
Turne not asyde on the left hande,
nor yet vnto the ryghte
But kepe away from wickednes,
thy fete wyth all thy myght
The perfite pathes ye lord doth knowe
that lede the way of lyght
The wycked wayes the lorde also
consydereth aryght
But such as walke in godlines
the lorde wyl kepe and saue
And all their iourneyes prospere so
that they none harme shall haue.
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