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CAP. X.

[verse 18] Betere is wisdom than armuris of batel; and he that synneth in o thing [that synneth in o thing, etc.; for bi o dedly synne al the heelp of me|ritis biforgo|inge is lost. Litil foly at a tyme, etc.; this lettre must be takun thus bi the Ebreu, where it is writun thus, litil foly is heuyere than wisdom and glorie, that is, a litil defaute in vertues that is seid foly, is heuyere than wisdom and glorie, which defaute makith wisdom and glorie to be vile ofte in a famouse persoone. Lire here. C. Netheles oure Latyn lettre is thus, wisdom and litil glorie is preciousere than foli at a tyme. C.] , schal leese many goodis. [verse 1] Flies `that dien, leesen [diynge fordon I.] the swetnesse of oynement. Litil [A litil I.] foli at a [sum I.] tyme is preciousere [more precious I.] than wisdom and glorie. [verse 2] The herte of a wijs man is in his riȝt side; and the herte of a fool is in his left side. [verse 3] But also a fool goynge in the weie, whanne he is vnwijs, gessith alle men foolis. [verse 4] If the spirit [If the spirit; that is, the violent stiring. of him that hath power; that is, of the fostring of synne, ether of the fend. stieth on thee; in hurlinge ether stiringe thee violently to synne. forsake thou not thi place; that is, stidefastnesse of vertu. and heeling; that is, myȝty withstonding aȝenus temptaciouns, which is seid helthe of soule, schal make moste synnes to ceesse. Lire here. C.] of hym, that hath power, stieth on [upon I.] thee, forsake thou not thi place; for heeling [curyng, ether heelyng C et plures. curyng, or takyng hede I.] schal make gretteste synnes to ceesse. [verse 5] An yuel is [ther is I.] , which [that I.] Y siȝ vndur the sunne, and goith [goynge I.] out as bi errour fro the face of the prince; [verse 6] a fool set in hiȝ dignyte, and riche men sitte bynethe. [verse 7] I siȝ seruauntis on horsis, and princes as seruauntis goynge on the erthe. [verse 8] He that diggith a diche, schal falle in to it; and an eddre [an addre; that is, the deuel. Lire here. C.] schal bite hym, that distrieth an hegge [an hegge; that is, the lore of oneste, tauȝt of wise men. Lire here. C.] . [verse 9] He that berith

ouer stoonys, schal be turmentid in tho; and he that kittith trees [that kittith trees; so he that puttith forth him silf to occasiouns of synnes, schal suffre peyring of soule. Lire here. C.] , schal be woundid of tho. [verse 10] If yrun is foldid aȝen, and this [it I.] is not as bifore, but is maad blunt, it schal be maad scharp with myche trauel; and wisdom schal sue aftir bisynesse [aftir bisy|nesse; that is, the staat of a vertuouse man schal come aȝen, aftir myche di|ligense to reky|uere vertu. Lire here. C.] . [verse 11] If a serpent bitith, it [he I.] bitith in silence; he that bacbitith priueli, hath no thing lesse than it. [verse 12] The wordis of the mouth of a wijs man is [ben I.] grace; and the lippis of an vnwijs man schulen caste hym doun. [verse 13] The bigynnyng of hise wordis is foli; and the laste thing of his mouth is the worste errour. [verse 14] A fool multiplieth wordis; a man noot [wot not I.] , what was [a man noot what was, etc.; that is, a fon|ned man, for he dispisith to biholde the dedis of wise men biforgoinge. that that schal come, etc.; that is, God aloone may do this, but the fool is not worthi to sich reuelacioun. Lire here. C. in to the citee; that is, to the reste of seyntis. whos king is a child; in wit and yuele con|dicioun; for herbi sugetis ben wantoun, and vices ben encreessid many fold. eten eerli; that is, out of du ordre. is noble; that is, in vertues and kyn. Lire here. C.] bifore hym, and who mai schewe to hym that, that schal come aftir hym? [verse 15] The trauel of foolis shal turment hem, that kunnen not go in to the citee. [verse 16] Lond, wo to thee, whos kyng is a child, and whose princes eten eerli. [verse 17] Blessid is the lond, whos kyng is noble; and whose princis eten in her tyme, to susteyne the [her I.] kynde, and not to waste [leccherie A sec. m. marg. I.] . [verse 18] The hiȝnesse of housis schal be maad low in slouthis; and the hous schal droppe [the hows schal droppe, etc.; that is, in the slouthe of hondis fro goode werkis. Lire here. C.] in the feble|nesse of hondis. [verse 19] In leiȝyng thei dis|posen [In leiȝing thei disposyn, etc.; that is, vnco|uenablemyrthe. Lire here. C.] breed and wyn, that thei drynk|ynge ete largeli; and alle thingis obeien to monei [obeien to mo|ney; that is, for thei han nede to myche money for greet meynee and large table, therfor thei distrien doom for the ȝiftis of riche men. Lire here. C.] . [verse 20] In thi thouȝt bacbite thou not the kyng, and in the priuete of thi bed, curse thou not a riche man; for the briddis [the briddis, etc.; that is, telleris of wordis. schulen bere thi vois; to thyn accusing. Lire here. C.] of heuene schulen bere thi vois, and he that hath pennys [he that hath pennes; that is, a swift tellere of wordis. schal telle the sentence; that is, thi wordis, to thi dampnyng; ether bi him that hath pennes, is vndurstondun an yuel iuge, which is ouer swift to brynge forth hard sentence aȝenus symple men spekinge liȝtli. Lire here. C.] , schal telle the sentence.