9 Who is he? and we will call him bleffed: for wonderful things hath he done among his people. IO Who hath been tried thereby, and found perfect? then let him glory. Who might offend, and hath not offended; or done evil, and hath not done it? 19 A very little is fufficient for a man well-nurtured, and he fetcheth not his wind fhort upon his bed. 20 Sound fleep cometh of moderate eating; he riseth early, and his wits are with him: but the pain of watching, and choler, and pangs of the belly, are with an unfatiable man. 21 And if thou hast been forced to eat, arise, go forth, vomit, and thou fhalt have II His goods fhall be established, and the congregation fhall declare his alms. 12¶ If thou fit at a bountiful table, be not greedy up-reft. on it, and fay not, There is 22 My fon, hear me, and much meat on it. defpife me not, and at the 13 Remember that a laft thou fhalt find as I told wicked eye is an evil thing: thee: in all thy works be and what is created more quick, fo fhall there no fickwicked than an eye? there-ness come unto thee. fore it weepeth upon every 23 Whofo is liberal of occafion. 14 Stretch not thine hand whitherfoever it looketh, and thruft it not with him into the difh. 15 Judge of thy neighbour by thyfelf; and be difcreet in every point. 16 Eat, as it becometh a man thofe things which fet before and devour not left thou be hated his meat, men shall speak well of him, and the report of his good house-keeping will be believed. 24 But against him that is a niggard of his meat, the whole city fhall murmur, and the teftimonies of his niggardness fhall not be doubted of. nefs in Shew not thy valiant 17 Leave off firft for man- deftroyed ine, for wine hath ners fake; and be not unfatiable, left thou offend. 18 When thou fitteft among many, reach not thine hand out first of all. 26 The furnac the edge by dipping Oveth wine the hearts of the prou 1 27 th good as life life to a man, if it be drunk and hinder not mufick. moderately what is life then 4 Pour not out words without where there is a musician, made to and fhew not forth wisdom to a man that is wine? for it was make men glad. out of time. 28 Wine measurably 5 A confort of mufick drunk, and in feafon, bring-in a banquet of wine, is eth gladness of the heart, and as a fignet of carbuncle set cheerfulness of the mind. in gold. 29 But wine drunken 6 As a fignet of an emewith excefs, maketh bitter-rald fet in a work of gold, so nefs of the mind, with brawl-is the melody of mufick with ing and quarrelling. pleafant wine. 30 Drunkennefs increaf- 7 Speak, young man, `if eth the rage of a fool, till there be need of thee: and he offend: it diminisheth yet fcarcely, when thou art ftrength, and maketh wounds. twice afked. 8 Let thy fpeech be short, 31 Rebuke not thy neighbour at the wine, and def- comprehending much in few pife him not in his mirth: give him no defpiteful words, and prefs not upon him with arging him [to drink.] CHAP. XXXII. words; be as one that knoweth, and yet holdeth his tongue. 9 If thou be among great men, make not thyself equal with them: and when anci F thou be made the maf-ent men are in place, use not ter [of a feaft,] lift 'not many words. thyself up, but be among them as one of the reft, take dilligent care for them, and fo fit down. 2 And when thou ha done all thy office, tal thy place that thouyet be merry with, and receive 2 own for thy well 10 Before the thunder goeth lightening, and before a fhame-faced man fhall go favou II Rife up Lines, and be not the salt, but thee get home without delay. 12 There take thy paftime, and do what thou wilt; but fin not by proud ing of the feaft. 3 Speak thou that art the feti. elder, for it beco But with mee, 13 And for these things judgment, blefs him that made thee, and and hath replenished thee the Lord taketh heed to the with his good things. commandment, and he that 14 Whofo feareth the trufteth in him, shall fare neLord will receive his difci-ver the worse. pline, and they that seek him early fhall find favour. 15 He that feeketh the law, fhall be filled therewith: but the hypocrite will be offended thereat. 16 They that fear the Lord fhall find judgment, and shall kindle juftice as a light. 17 A finful man will not be reproved, but findeth an excufe according to his will. CHAP. XXXIII. HERE fhall no evil happen unto him that feareth the Lord, but in temptation even again he will deliver him. 2 A wife man hateth not the law; but he that is an hypocrite therein, is as a ship in a form, 3 A man of understanding trufteth in the law, and the law is faithful unto him as an oracle. 18 ¶ A man of counsel will be confiderate, but a ftrange and proud man is not daunted with fear, even when of himself he hath done with- | then make answer. out counsel. 4 Prepare what to fay, and fo thou fhalt be heard: and bind up inftruction, and 19 Do nothing without advice, and when thou haft once done, repent not. 20 Go not in a way wherein thou mayeft fall, and fumble not among the ftones. 21 Be not confident in a plain way. 22 And beware of thine own children. 5 The heart of the foolish is like a cart-wheel: and his thoughts are like a rolling axle-tree. 6 A ftallion horse is as a mocking friend, he neigheth under every one that fitteth upon him. 7 Why doth one day excel another, when as all the light of every day in th year is of the fun? 8 By the knowledge of the Lord they were distin 23¶ In every good work trust thy own foul, for this is the keeping of the command-guifhed, and he altered fea ments. fons and feasts. He that believeth in made high days, and hallow- [ ing. II In much knowledge the Lord hath divided them, and made their ways diverfe. 12 Some of them hath he blessed and exalted, and fome of them hath he fanctified and fet near himself: but fome of them hath he curfed and brought low, and turned out of their places. 13 As the clay is in the potter's hand, to fashion it at his pleasure: fo man is in the hand of him that made him, to render to them as liketh him beft. 14 Good is fet against evil, and life against death: fo is the godly against the finner, and the finner against the godly. 15 So look upon all the works of the Molt High, and there are two and two, one against another. 16 I awaked up last of all, as one that gathereth after the grape-gatherers; by the bleffing of the Lord I profited, and filled my wine-prefs like a gatherer of grapes. 17 Confider that I laboured not for myself only, but for all them that feek learn+ 18 Hear me, O ye great men of the people, and hearken with your ears, ye rulers of the congregation. 19 Give not thy son and wife, thy brother and friend, power over thee while thou liveft, and give not thy goods to another: left it repent thee, and thou intreat for the same again. 20 As long as thou livest and haft breath in thee, give not thyfelf over to any. 21 For better it is that thy children fhould feek to thee, than that thou shouldest ftand to their courtesy. 22 In all thy works keep to thyfelf the pre-eminence, leave not a stain in thine honour. 23 At the time when thou fhalt end thy days, and finish thy life, diftribute thine inhe ritance. 24 Fodder, a wand, and burdens, are for the afs; and bread, correction, and work, for a fervant. 25 If thou fet thy fervant to labour, thou fhalt find reft: but if thou let him go idle, he fhall feek liberty. 26 A yoke and a collar do bow the neck: fo are tortures and torments for an evil fervant. 27 Send him to labou that that he be not idle; for idle nefs teacheth much evil. 28 Set him to work as is fit for him if he be not obedient, put on more heavy fetters. 29 But be not exceffive toward any, and without difcretion do nothing. 30 If thou have a fervant, let him be unto thee as thyfelf, because thou haft bought him with a price. faying, and dreams are vain, and the heart fancieth as a woman's heart in travail. 6 If they be not fent from the Most High in thy vifitation, fet not thy heart upon them. 7 For dreams have deceived many, and they have failed that put their trust in them. 8 The law fhall be found perfect without lies and wifdom is perfection to a faithful mouth. 9 A man that hath tra 31 If thou have a fervant, intreat him as a brother; for thou haft need of him as of thine own foul: if thou in-velled knoweth many things: treat him evil, and he run from thee, which way wilt thou go to feek him? CHAP. XXXIV. THE hopes of a man void of understanding are vain and falfe and dreams lift up fools. 2 Whofo regardeth dreams, is like him that catcheth at a fhadow, and followeth after the wind. 3 The vifion of dreams is the resemblance of one thing to another, even as the likeness of a face to a face. 4 Of an unclean thing, what can be cleansed? and from that thing which is false, what truth can come ? 5 Divinations and footh and he that hath much experience will declare wisdom. 10 He that hath no experience knoweth little; but he that hath travelled is full of prudence. II When I travelled, I faw many things, and I understand more than I can exprefs. 12 I was oft-times in danger of death: yet I was delivered because of these things. 13 The fpirit of those that fear the Lord fhall live, for their hope is in him that faveth them. 14 Whofo feareth the Lord fhall not fear, nor be afraid, for he is his hope. 15 Bleffed is the foul of him that feareth the Lord: to |