The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,

[Heer gynneth [begynneth AE.] the booc [book of Wisdam. A. No initial rubric in GH.] .]

[verse 1] Looue ȝee riȝtwisnesse, that demen the erthe; feeleth of the Lord in goodnesse, and in simplenesse of herte secheth hym.

[verse 2] For [Forsothe C pr. m.] he is founden of hem, that tempten hym not; he apereth forsothe to them, that feith han in to [Om. C pr. m.] hym. [verse 3] Shreude for|sothe thoȝtis seueren fro God; preued forsothe vertu chastiseth vnwise men. [verse 4] For in to an euell willi soule shal not gon in wisdam; ne shal dwelle in a bodi soget to synnes. [verse 5] An holi spirit forsothe shal flee the feynere [feyned thyng E pr. m.] of discipline, and shal taken hymself awei fro thoȝtis, that ben without vnderstonding; and he shal be chastisid fro the ouercomende wickid|nesse. [verse 6] Benyngne is the spirit of wisdam, and he shal not deliuere the cursid fro his lippis; for of the reenus of hym wit|nesse is God, and of the herte of hym he is verre [the verre AGH.] serchere, and of the tunge of hym herere [he is herere E pr. m.] . [verse 7] For the Spirit of the Lord fulfilde [fulfillith AGH.] the rondnesse of londis; and that, that conteneth alle thingus, kunnyng hath of vois. [verse 8] For that `he that [Om. A.] speketh wicke thingus, mai not lurke; ne chastysende dom shal beside passen hym. [verse 9] In the thoȝtis forsothe of the vnpitous asking shal be. [verse 10] Of the sermounes forsothe of hym heering to God shal come, and to the correcciouns [correccioun AGH.] of the wickidnesses of hym; for the ere of the ielous hereth alle thingis, and the noise of grucchingus [the grucchingis A. grucchinge H.] shal not ben hid. [verse 11] Kepe ȝee thanne ȝou fro grucching, that no thing profiteth, and fro bacbiting `spareth to the [of the twisel E pr. m.] tunge; for a derc sermoun in veyn shal not go; the mouth forsothe that lieth, sleth the soule. [verse 12] Wileth not loouen deth, in errour of ȝoure lif, ne purchase ȝee perdicioun

[verse 13] in the werkis of ȝoure hondis; for God made not deth, ne gladeth [gladeth not AE pr. m. GH.] in the leesing of men `of liue [aliue AGH.] . [verse 14] Forsothe God made, that alle thingus weren; and able to helthe he made the naciouns of the roundnesse of londis. Forsothe ther is not in hem leching of destruccioun, ne the reume of helle is in the erthe. [verse 15] Riȝt|wisnesse forsothe is perpetuel, and vn|deadli; vnriȝtwisnesse forsothe purchas|ing of deth. [verse 16] Vnpitous men forsothe with hondis and wrdis haunteden it, and eymende it a frend, floweden [foleweden A.] doun, and behestes they putteden to it; for deth thei ben wrthi, that ben of the part [parti AEGH.] of it.