[verse 5] A `schameles womman [boold womman, that is, schameles, C et ceteri.] schendith the fa|dir and hosebonde, and schal not be maad lesse [lesse; that is, schal not be lesse in vices than men that beren pesti|lence. wis|dom; that is, chastising, bi beting ether bi word, nedith euere to be doon wisely and with du circumstances. Lire here. C.] than vnfeithful men; forsothe sche schal not be onourid of euer either. [verse 6] Melo|die in morenyng is vncouuenable [couenable A pr. m. IS.] tellyng; betyngis [betyng AS.] and techyng in al tyme with wisdom. [verse 7] He that techith a fool, as he that glueth togidere a tiel stoon. [verse 8] He that tellith a word to hym that herith not, is as he that reisith a man slepynge fro a greuouse sleep. [verse 9] He that tellith wisdom to a fool, spekith with a man slepynge; and in the ende of the tellyng he schal seie, Who is this? [verse 10] Wepe thou [Wepe thou, etc.; that is, mercifully do thou seruyce of the deed bodi, and preye thou for him, for his tyme of merit failide. Lire here. C.] on a deed man, for whi his liȝt failide; and wepe thou on a fool, for he failide of wit. [verse 11] Wepe thou a litil on a deed man, for he hath restid. [verse 12] Forsothe the lijf of a ful [the liyf of a fool; that is, the wickid liyf of a fool is worse, and more to be biweilid, than the deth of him The moren|yng of a deed man; that is, of a iust man deed, durith. bi seuene dayes; so it was in the tyme of the writere of this book. of a fool, etc.; a fool here is seid not he that is a fool bi defaute of kyndly wit, but bi defaute of good liyf, tho|rou abundaunce of malice; and in liyk maner an vnfeithful man is he, that doith idolatrie. alle the dayes of her liyf; vndurstonde thou, ben wor|thi to be bi|weilid. Lire here. C.] wickid man is ful wickid, more than the deth of a fool. [verse 13] The morenyng of a deed man is seuene daies; but the morenyng of a fool and of a wickid man is alle the daies of her lijf. [verse 14] Speke thou not myche with a fool, and go thou not with an vnwijs man. [verse 15] Keep thee fro hym, that thou haue not disese; and thou schalt not be defoulid in the synne of hym. [verse 16] Boowe thou awei fro hym, and thou schalt fynde reste; and be thou not anoied by his foly. [verse 17] What schal be maad heuyere than leed? and what othere name than a fool is to it? [verse 18] It is liȝtere to bere grauel, and salt, and a gobet of yrun, than a man vnprudent, and a fool, and vnfeithful. [verse 19] As an heep of trees, boundun togidere in the foundement of the bilding, schal not be vnboundun, so and an [the I.] herte confermed in the thouȝt of counsel [of councel; that is, of good councel, and of prudence, is not departid liȝtly fro good|nesse. drede|ful; bi worldly drede. aȝen|stondith out; yuel, but con|sentith anoon. Lire here. C.] . [verse 20] The thouȝt of a wijs man shal not be maad schrewid in ony tyme, ne|ther drede [in drede A sec. m.] . [verse 21] As chaffis in hiȝe places, and soond with out medling of hym, set aȝens the face of wynd, schulen not dwelle; [verse 22] so and a dreedful herte in the thouȝt of a fool aȝenstondith not aȝens the feersnesse
