The fruits of fearing God; 7. Which fools, and liars reap not, but the wise only. 12. God is no way author of sin, 14. but sinners themselves are the authors, abusing their freewill.The fruictes of fearing God; 7. Which fooles, and liers reape not, but the wise only. 12. God is no way auctor of sinne, 14. but sinners themselues are the auctors, abusing their freewil.✦
He that feareth God, shall do good things, and he that hath justice shall apprehend her,HE that feareth God, shal doe good thinges, and he that hath iustice shal apprehend her,✦Qui timet Deum faciet bona, et qui continens est justitiæ apprehendet illam :
2and she will meet him as an honourable mother, and as a wife from virginity she will receive him.and she wil meete him as an honourable mother, and as a wife from virginitie she wil receiue him.✦et obviabit illi quasi mater honorificata, et quasi mulier a virginitate suscipiet illum.
3She shall feed him with the bread of life and understanding, and give him the water of wholesome wisdom to drink: and she shall be made sure in him, and he shall not be bowed:She shal fede him with the bread of life and vnderstanding, and geue him the water of wholsome wisdom to drinke: and she shal be made sure in him, and he shal not be bowed:✦Cibabit illum pane vitæ et intellectus, et aqua sapientiæ salutaris potabit illum : et firmabitur in illo, et non flectetur :
4and she shall hold him fast, and he shall not be confounded: and she shall exalt him before his neighbours,and she shal hold him fast, and he shal not be confounded: and she shal exalt him before his neighbours,et continebit illum, et non confundetur : et exaltabit illum apud proximos suos,
5and in the midst of the Church she shall open his mouth, and shall fill him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding, and shall clothe him with a stola: a priest's narrow neck-scarf; a long robe of honour of glory.and in the middest of the Church she shal open his mouth, and shal fil him with the spirite of wisdom and vnderstanding, and shal clothe him with a stole of glorie.✦et in medio ecclesiæ aperiet os ejus, et adimplebit illum spiritu sapientiæ et intellectus, et stola gloriæ vestiet illum.
6Joy and exultation she shall heap upon him, and shall make him inherit an everlasting name.Ioy & exultation she shal heape vpon him, & shal make him inherite an euerlasting name.✦Jucunditatem et exsultationem thesaurizabit super illum, et nomine æterno hæreditabit illum.
7Foolish men shall not apprehend her, and wise men shall meet her, foolish men shall not see her: for she is far from pride and deceit.Foolish men shal not apprehend her, & wise men shal meete her, foolish men shal not see her: for she is far from pride and deceite.✦Homines stulti non apprehendent illam, et homines sensati obviabunt illi. Homines stulti non videbunt eam : longe enim abest a superbia et dolo.
8Lying men shall not be mindful of her: and true men shall be found in her, and shall have success, even to the beholding of God.Lying men shal not be myndful of her: and true men shal be found in her, and shal haue successe, euen to the beholding of God.✦Viri mendaces non erunt illius memores : et viri veraces invenientur in illa, et successum habebunt usque ad inspectionem Dei.
9Praise is not comely in the mouth of a sinner:Prayse is not comelie in the mouth of a sinner:Non est speciosa laus in ore peccatoris,
10Because wisdom proceeded from God. For praise shall be with the wisdom of God, and shall abound in a faithful mouth, and the Dominator: one who domineers; the sole Ruler, Sovereign Lord will give praise to it.Because wisdom proceded from God. For prayse shal be with the wisdom of God, & shal abound in a faithful mouth, & the dominator wil giue praise to yt.✦quoniam a Deo profecta est sapientia. Sapientiæ enim Dei astabit laus, et in ore fideli abundabit, et Dominator dabit eam illi.
11Say not: It is by God, that she is absent: for do not thou the things that he hateth.Say not: It is by God, that she is absent: for doe not thou the thinges that he hateth.✦Non dixeris : Per Deum abest : quæ enim odit ne feceris.
12Say not: He hath made me err: for impious men are not necessary for him.Say not: He hath made me erre: for impious men are not necessarie for him.✦Non dicas : Ille me implanavit : non enim necessarii sunt ei homines impii.
13Our Lord hateth all abomination of error, and it shall not be amabile: friendly, good-natured; pleasing, worthy of love to them, that fear him.Our Lord hateth al abomination of errour, and it shal not be amiable to them, that feare him.✦Omne execramentum erroris odit Dominus, et non erit amabile timentibus eum.
14God from the beginning made man, and left him in the hand of his own counsel.God from the beginning made man, and left him in the hand of his owne counsel.✦Deus ab initio constituit hominem, et reliquit illum in manu consilii sui :
15He added his commandments and precepts.He added his commandmentes and precepts.✦adjecit mandata et præcepta sua.
16If thou wilt keep the commandment, and keep acceptable fidelity for ever, they shall preserve thee.If thou wilt keepe the commandment, and keepe acceptable fidelitie for euer, they shal preserue thee.✦Si volueris mandata servare, conservabunt te, et in perpetuum fidem placitam facere.
17He hath set before thee water and fire: to which thou wilt, stretch forth thine hand.He hath set before thee water and fire: to which thou wilt, stretch forth thine hande.✦Apposuit tibi aquam et ignem, ad quod volueris porrige manum tuam.
18Before man there is life and death, good and evil: what pleaseth him shall be given him:Before man there is life and death, good and euil: what pleaseth him shal be geuen him:✦Ante hominem vita et mors, bonum et malum : quod placuerit ei dabitur illi :
19Because the wisdom of God is much, and he is strong in might, seeing all men without intermissione: a theatre interval; ceasing, pause.Because the wisdom of God is much, and he is strong in mighte, seing al men without intermission.✦quoniam multa sapientia Dei, et fortis in potentia, videns omnes sine intermissione.
20The eyes of our Lord are towards them that fear him, and he knoweth all the work of man.The eies of our Lord are towards them that feare him, and he knoweth al the worke of man.✦Oculi Domini ad timentes eum, et ipse agnoscit omnem operam hominis.
21He hath commanded no man to do impiously, and he hath given no man spatium: physical extent, room; opportunity, leave to sin:He hath commanded no man to do impiously, and he hath geuen no man space to sinne:✦Nemini mandavit impie agere, et nemini dedit spatium peccandi :
22for he desireth not a multitude of faithless and unprofitable children.for he desireth not a multitude of faithlesse and vnprofitable children.✦non enim concupiscit multitudinem filiorum infidelium et inutilium.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.