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[verse 1] Ȝe that demen the erthe [the erthe; that is, men dwellinge in erthe. C.] , loue [loueth I.] riȝtful|nesse; feele ȝe of the Lord in goodnesse, [symplenesse; that is, clen|nesse. Austyn and Lire here. C.] and seke ȝe hym in the [Om. CI.] symplenesse
of herte. [verse 2] For he is foundun of hem, that tempten not hym; forsothe he ap|perith to hem, that han feith in to hym. [verse 3] For whi weiward thouȝtis departen fro God; but preued [preued; that is, vertu ap|preued of God. vnwise men; that is, hem that synnen bi ignoraunce. Lire here. C.] vertu repreueth vnwise men. [verse 4] For whi wisdom schal not entre in to an yuel willid soule [yuel willed soule; that is, to whom malice plesith for vi|ciouse custom. suget to synnes; that is, in a man suget to fleisli vices, that maken dulnesse of vndurstond|ing. Goost of wisdom; that is autour of wisdom in the dissiple. a feyn|ed man; that is, him that sekith in vertues not truthe, but oneli apperith. without vn|durstondyng; that is, with out resoun. a cursid man, etc.; that is, a man ob|stynat in syn|nes, fro blasfe|myes and othere yuels, doon bi stiring of lippis. reynes; that is, of yuele affec|ciouns. herte; that is, of thouȝt and entent. conteyneth; that is, the Hooli Goost, that kepith alle thingis in be|ing. kunnyng of vois; that is, knowing of ech seiyng. a derk word, etc.; that is, colourid bi the semyng of hoolynesse, whanne it hath the venym of wickidnesse withynne. Lire here. C.] ; nethir schal [it schal I.] dwelle in a bodi suget to synnes. [verse 5] For|sothe the Hooli Goost of wisdom schal fle awei fro `a feyned man [feynynge thing I text. or a feyned man I marg.] , and he schal take awei hym silf fro thouȝtis, that ben with out vnderstondyng; and the man [vnwijs man I.] schal be punyschid of wyckidnesse com|ynge aboue. [verse 6] For the spirit of wisdom is benyngne, and he schal not delyuere a cursid man fro hise lippis [lippis, that is, ob|stynat V.] ; for whi God is witnesse of hise reynes, and the serchere of his herte is trewe, and the herere of his tunge. [verse 7] For whi the Spirit of the Lord hath fillid the world; and this thing, that conteyneth alle thingis, hath the kunnyng of vois. [verse 8] For [Therfor I.] this he that spekith wickid thingis, may not be hid; and doom punyschynge [and punyschynge I.] schal not passe hym. [verse 9] For whi axyng schal be in the thouȝtis of a wickid man. [verse 10] Forsothe the heryng of hise wordis schal come to God, and to the punyschyng of hise wickid|nessis; for the eere of feruent loue herith alle thingis, and the noise of grutchyngis schal not be hyd. [verse 11] Therfor kepe ȝe ȝou fro grutchyng, that profitith no thing, and fro bacbityng spare ȝe the tunge; for a derk word schal not go in to veyn; forsothe the mouth that lieth, sleeth the soule [sleeth the soule; this is vndurstondun of a dedly leesing, not of a bourdeful leesing, and profitable. in the errour of ȝoure liyf; that is, bileuynge bi this to ascape al peynefulnesse. nether gete ȝe perdicioun; that is, dampnacioun of helle. in the werkis of ȝoure hondis; that is, in sleynge ȝou bi ȝoure hondis. God made not deth; of man, whom he made myȝty to die not, bi the ȝifte of origenal riȝtfulnesse; and if man had kepte that ȝifte, he schulde haue passid with out deth to the glorie of bodi and of soule. Lire here. C.] . [verse 12] Nyle ȝe coueyte deth, in the
errour of ȝoure lijf, nether gete ȝe per|dicioun in the werkis of ȝoure hondis; [verse 13] for God made not deth, nether is [he is I.] glad in the perdicioun of lyuynge men. [verse 14] For whi God made of nouȝt alle thingis, that tho schulden be; and he made the na|ciouns of the world able to be heelid. Forwhi medecyn [medecyn, etc.; that is, remedi aȝenus wrecch|idnessis is not bi distriyng of her owne liyf. C.] of distriyng is not in tho men, nether the rewme of hellis is in erthe [the rewme of hellis is in erthe; that is, in present liyf. The lawe of helle is this, that noon may go aȝen fro synne and peyne; but in present liyf men moun be heelid fro synne bi pen|aunce, and come to glorie. riȝt|fulnesse; which is bi grace. geting of deth; that is, of helle, bi dedly synne. hondis; that is, werkis. fletiden; bi dyuerse vices. puttiden bi|heestis to it; that is, cleu|yden to vnriȝt|fulnesse with out departing, as a spouse cleueth to his spousesse. Lire here. C.] . [verse 15] For riȝtfulnesse is euerlastynge, and vndeedli; but vnriȝtfulnesse is getyng of deeth. [verse 16] Forsothe wickid men clepiden that vnriȝtfulnesse bi hondis and wordis, and thei gessiden it a frendesse [freend I.] , and flet|iden awei, and thei puttiden biheestis to it; for thei ben worthi the deth [the deth; of helle. Lire here. C.] , that ben of the part therof.