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1 BE mercifull and faith∣full, binde these two iewels about thy neck, and write them in the tables of thine heart.
2 Be ioifull in the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and leane not vpon thine owne will.
3 Be obedient to the lawe of the Lord, honour him with thy sub∣stance, and with thy firstlings.
4 Be a searcher after wisedome, and an inquirer after vnder∣standing
and knowledge.
5 Be wise, so shalt thou haue ho∣nour in possession, but shame is the promotion that fooles shall haue.
6 Be a louer of wisdome, she shall beautifie thy head with mani∣fold graces, and garnish thée with a crowne of glorie.
7 Be conuersant with the righte∣ous, for their path shineth as the light that is brighter & brighter.
8 Be carefull to kéepe thine owne counsell in a matter of weight: for therein consisteth the safetie of thy soule.
9 Be obedient to the voice of thy teachers, and harken vnto them that infourme thée.
10 Be circumspect in choosing thy waie, so shalt thou escape mis∣fortune and danger.
11 Be thou a drinker of the water of thine owne well, and of the ri∣uers that run out of thine owne spring.
12 Be bountifull, & let thy welles
flowe abroade, that there may be riuers of waters in the stréetes.
13 Be thou contented with thine own prouision, and be glad with the wife of thy youth.
14 Be glad with thy yong wife, let her be as the louing hinde and pleasant roe, let her breasts al∣waie satisfie thée.
15 Be wise & warie in thy waies, for the Lord séeth thy footesteps, and pondereth all thy goings.
16 Be carefull to saue thy selfe as a Doe from the hand of the hun∣ter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
17 Be prouident in Summer what shall serue thée in win∣ter, least thou haue not to sup∣plie thy want.
18 Be obedient to thy fathers commandement, and forsake not the lawe of thy mother.
19 Be at defiance with a wicked and naughtie woman, for her house is the high waie to hell.
20 Be temperate in thy diet: for