3 Cleave unto him, and depart not away, that thou mayeft be increased at thy laft end. 4 Whatsoever is brought upon thee, take cheerfully, and be patient when thou art changed to a low eftate. 5 For gold is tried in the fire; and acceptable men in the furnace of adverfity. 6 Believe in him, and he will help thee, order thy way aright, and truft in him. 7¶Ye that fear the Lord, wait for his mercy, and go not afide left ye fall. 8 Ye that fear the Lord, believe him, and your reward fhall not fail. 9 Ye that fear the Lord, faint-hearted! for he believeth not, therefore shall he not be defended. 14 Wo unto you that have loft patience! and what will ye do when the Lord fhall vifit you? 15 They that fear the Lord, will not difobey his word; and they that love him, will keep his ways. 16 They that fear the Lord, will feek that which is well-pleafing unto him; and they that love him, shall be filled with the law. 17 They that fear the Lord, will prepare their hearts, and humble their fouls in his fight, 18 Saying, We will fall hope for good, and for ever-into the hands of the Lord, lafting joy and mercy. and not into the hands of 10 Look at the genera- men; for as his majefty is, tions of old, and fee: did e-fo is his mercy. ver any truft in the Lord, and was confounded? or did any abide in his fear, and was forfaken ? or whom did he ever despise, that called upon him? II For the Lord is full of 2 For the Lord hath compaffion and mercy, long-given the father honour over fuffering, and very pitiful, and the children, and hath conforgiveth fins, and faveth in time of affliction. 12 Wo be to fearful hearts, and faint hands, and the finner that goeth two ways! 13 Wo unto him that is firmed the authority of the mother over the fons. 3 Whofo honoureth his father, maketh an atonement for his fins. 4 And he that honoureth his mother, is as one that layeth Jayeth up treasure. 5 Whofo honoureth his father, shall have joy of his own children, and when he maketh his prayer, he fhall be heard. 6 He that honoureth his father fhall have a long life; and he that is obedient unto the Lord fhall be a comfort to his mother. 7 He that feareth the Lord, will honour his father, and will do fervice unto his parents, as to his masters. 8 Honour thy father and mother, both in word and deed, that a bleffing may come upon thee from them. 9 For the bleffing of the father establisheth the houses of children, but the curfe of the mother rooteth out foundations. 10 Glory not in the difhonour of thy father, for thy father's difhonour is no glory unto thee. thy father fhall not be forgotten: and instead of fins, it shall be added to build thee up. 15 In the day of thine affliction it shall be remembered; thy fins also shall melt away, as the ice in the fair warm weather. 16 He that forfaketh his father, is as a blafphemer, and he that angereth his mo ther, is curfed of God. 17 My fon, go on with thy business in meekness, so shalt thou be beloved of him that is approved. 18 The greater thou art, the more humble thyself, and thou fhalt find favour before the Lord. 19 Many are in high place, and of renown: but mysteries are revealed unto the meek. 20 For the power of the Lord is great, and he is honoured of the lowly. 21 Seek not out the things that are too hard for II For the glory of a man, is from the honour of his fa- thee, neither fearch the ther; and a mother in difho- things that are above thy nour, is a reproach unto the ftrength. children. 12 My fon, help thy fathered thee think thereupon with in his age, and grieve him not as long as he liveth. 22 But what is command reverence: for it is not needful for thee to fee with thine eyes the things that are in secret. 13 And if his understanding fail, have patience with him, and defpife him not when 23 Be not curious in unthou art in thy full ftrength. neceffary matters: for more 14 For the relieving of things are shewed unto thee, than than men understand. 24 For many are deceived by their own vain opinion, and an evil fufpicion hath overthrown their judgment. 25 Without eyes thou fhalt want light: profefs not the knowledge therefore that thou haft not. 26 A stubborn heart fhall fare evil at the laft: and he that loveth danger, fhall perish therein. 27 An obftinate heart fhall be laden with forrows, and the wicked man fhall heap fin upon fin. 28 In the punishment of the proud there is no remedy for the plant of wickedness hath taken root in him. 29 The heart of the prudent will understand a parable, and an attentive ear is the defire of a wife man. 30 Water will quench a Aaming fire, and alms maketh an atonement for fins. 31 And he that requiteth good turns, is mindful of that which may come hereafter and when he falleth, he fhall find a stay. 2 Make not an hungry foul forrowful; neither provoke a man'in his distress. 3 Add not more trouble to an heart that is vexed; and defer not to give to him that is in need. 4 Reject not the fupplication of the afflicted; neither turn away thy face from a poor man. 5 Turn not away thine eye from the needy, and give him none occafion to curfe thee: 6 For if he curfe thee in the bitterness of his foul, his prayer fhall be heard of him that made him. 7 Get thyfelf the love of the congregation, and bow thy head to a great man. 8 Let it not grieve thee to bow down thine ear to the poor, and give him a friendly answer with meeknefs. eth 9 Deliver him that suffer wrong, from the hand of the oppreffor: and be not faint-hearted when thou fitteft in judgment. 10 Be as a father unto the fatherlefs, and instead of a husband unto their mother: fo fhalt thou be as the fon of the moft High, and he fhall love thee more than thy mother doth. 11 Wisdom exalteth her children, children, and layeth hold off and be not afhamed, when it them that seek her. concerneth thy foul. 12 He that loveth her, 21 For there is a fhame loveth life; and they that that bringeth fin; and there feek to her early, fhall be fil-is a fhame which is glory and led with joy. grace. 13 He that holdeth her 22 Accept no perfon afaft fhall inherit glory; and gainft thy foul, and let not wherefoever she entereth, the the reverence of any man Lord will blefs. cause thee to fall. 14 They that ferve her, fhall minifter to the Holy One: and them that love her, the Lord doth love. 15 Whofo giveth ear unto her, fhall judge the nations: and he that attendeth unto her, fhall dwell fecurely. 23 And refrain not to fpeak, when there is occafion to do good, and hide not thy wisdom in her beauty. 24 For by fpeech wisdom fhall be known; and learning by the word of the tongue. 25 In no wife fpeak against the truth; but be abafhed of the error of thine igno 16 If a man commit himfelf unto her, he fhall inherit her; and his genera-rance. tion fhall hold her in poffeffion. 17 For at the firft fhe will walk with him by crooked ways, and bring fear and dread upon him, and torment him with her difcipline, until fhe may truft his foul, and try him by her laws. 18 Then will she return the ftraight way unto him, and comfort him, and fhew him her fecrets. 19 But if he go wrong, fhe will forfake him, and give him over to his own ruin. 20 Obferve the opportunity, and beware of evil; 26 Be not afhamed to confefs thy fins; and force not the course of the river. 27 Make not thyself an underling to a foolish man; neither accept the perfon of the mighty. 28 Strive for the truth unto death, and the Lord fhall fight for thee. 29 Be not hafty in thy tongue: and in thy deeds flack and remifs. 30 Be not as a lion in thy houfe: nor frantick among thy fervants. 31 Let not thine hand be ftretched out to receive, and fhut fhut when thou fhouldeft they fhall not profit thee in repay. CHAP. V. the day of calamity. 9 Winnow not with every wind, and go not into every ET not thy heart upon way for fo doth the finner Sthy goods, and fay not, that hath a double tongue. I have enough for my life. 3 And fay not, Who fhall control me for my works? for the Lord will furely revenge thy pride. 4 Say not, I have finned, and what harm hath happened unto me? for the Lord is long-fuffering, he will in no wife let thee go. 5 Concerning propitiation, be not without fear to add fin unto fin: 6 And fay not, His mercy is great; he will be pacified for the multitude of my fins for mercy and wrath come from him, and his indignation refteth upon fin ners. 7 Make no tarrying to turn to the Lord, and put not off from day to day: for fuddenly fhall the wrath of the Lord come forth, and in thy fecurity thou shalt be deftroyed, and perifh in the day of vengeance. 8 Set not thine heart upon goods unjustly gotten, for 10 Be ftedfast in thy understanding, and let thy word be the fame. 11 Be fwift to hear; and let thy life be fincere, and with patience give answer. 12 If thou haft underftanding, anfwer thy neighbour; if not, lay thy hand upon thy mouth." 13 Honour and shame is in talk: and the tongue of man is his fall. 14 Be not called a whifperer, and lie not in wait with thy tongue: for a foul fhame is upon the thief, and an evil condemnation upon the double tongue. 15 Be not ignorant of any thing, in a great matter, or a small. CHAP. VI. TNftead of a friend, be come not an enemy; for (thereby) thou fhalt inherit an ill name, fhame and reproach: even fo fhall a finner that hath a double tongue. 2 Extol not thyself in the counfel of thine own heart; that thy foul be not |