Further admonition to avoid sins in words, and deeds. 6. with care that others offend not by our negligence. 15. Another matter of meditation is God's excellency, appearing in his works.Further admonition to auoide sinnes in wordes, and deedes. 6. with care that others offend not by our negligence. 15. An other matter of meditation is Gods excellencie, appearing in his workes.✦
Repeat not the word which thou hast heard, neither reveal thou of a secret word, and thou shalt in deed be without confusione: mental disorder, perplexity; shame, disgrace, and shalt find grace in the sight of all men: be not ashamed for all these things, and accept not personam: respect no persons, show no partiality thereby to sin.REPEATE not the word which thou hast heard, neither reueale thou of a secret word, & thou shalt in deede be without confusion, and shalt finde grace in the sight of al men : be not ashamed for al these thinges, and accept not person therby to sinne.✦Non duplices sermonem auditus de revelatione sermonis absconditi : et eris vere sine confusione, et invenies gratiam in conspectu omnium hominum. Ne pro his omnibus confundaris, et ne accipias personam ut delinquas :
2Of the law of the Highest, and his testament, and of judgement to justify the impious,Of the law of the Highest, and his testament, and of iudgement to iustifie the impious,✦de lege Altissimi, et testamento, et de judicio justificare impium,
3of the word of companions and wayfaring men, and of the giving of the inheritance of friends,of the word of companions and wayfaring men, and of the geuing of the inheritance of freindes,✦de verbo sociorum et viatorum, et de datione hæreditatis amicorum,
4of the equality of balance and weights, of the getting of many things and few,of the equalitie of balance and weightes, of the getting of manie thinges and few,✦de æqualitate stateræ et ponderum, de acquisitione multorum et paucorum,
5of the corruption of buying, and of merchants, and of much discipline of thy children, and to make bloody the side of a wicked servant.of the corruption of bying, and of marchantes, and of much discipline of thy children, and to make bloudie the side of a wicked seruant.✦de corruptione emptionis et negotiatorum, et de multa disciplina filiorum, et servo pessimo latus sanguinare.
6Over a nequam: mischievous; wicked, worthless woman a seal is good.Ouer a naughtie woman a seale is good.✦Super mulierem nequam bonum est signum.
7Where there are many hands, shut up, and whatsoever thou shalt deliver, number, and weigh it: and write every thing given and received.Where there are manie handes, shut vp, and what soeuer thou shalt deliuer, number, and weigh it : and write euerie thing geuen and receiued.✦Ubi manus multæ sunt, claude : et quodcumque trades, numera et appende : datum vero et acceptum omne describe.
8Of the discipline of the unwise and foolish, and of senioribus: aged persons; elders, senior men, that are judged of young men: and thou shalt be well instructed in all things, and approved in the sight of all the living.Of the discipline of the vnwise and foolish, and of ancientes, that are iudged of young men : and thou shalt be wel instructed in al thinges, and approued in the sight of al the liuing.✦De disciplina insensati et fatui, et de senioribus qui judicantur ab adolescentibus : et eris eruditus in omnibus, et probabilis in conspectu omnium vivorum.
9A daughter is the secret watch of the father, and the care of her taketh away sleep, lest perhaps in her youth she become past adulta: grown to full age, come of age, and abiding with an husband she become odious:A daughter is the secret watch of the father, and the care of her taketh away sleepe, lest perhaps in her youth she become past age, & abiding with an husband she become odious :✦Filia patris abscondita est vigilia, et sollicitudo ejus aufert somnum : ne forte in adolescentia sua adulta efficiatur, et cum viro commorata odibilis fiat :
10lest at any time she be corrupted in her virginity, and in her father's house she be found with child: lest perhaps abiding with her husband she transgress, or at the least become barren.lest at anie time she be corrupted in her virginitie, and in her fathers house she be found with childe : lest perhaps abyding with her husband she transgresse, or at the least become barren.✦nequando polluatur in virginitate sua, et in paternis suis gravida inveniatur : ne forte cum viro commorata transgrediatur, aut certe sterilis efficiatur.
11Over a dissolute daughter keep sure watch: lest at any time she make thee come into reproach with thine enemies, because of detractione: slander; backbiting in the city, and the objectione: reproach, a casting up against of the people, and she confound thee in the multitude of the people.Ouer a dissolute daughter keepe sure watch : lest at anie time she make thee come into reprooche with thine enemies, because of detraction in the citie, and the obiection of the people, and she confound thee in the multitude of the people.✦Super filiam luxuriosam confirma custodiam, nequando faciat te in opprobrium venire inimicis, a detractione in civitate, et objectione plebis, et confundat te in multitudine populi.
12Look not on every body for beauty sake: and among women tarry not.Looke not on euerie bodie for beautie sake : & among wemen tarie not.✦Omni homini noli intendere in specie, et in medio mulierum noli commorari :
13For out of garments cometh forth the moth, and from a woman the iniquity of a man.For out of garments cometh forth the moth, and from a woman the iniquitie of a man.✦de vestimentis enim procedit tinea, et a muliere iniquitas viri.
14For better is the iniquity of a man, than a woman doing a good turn, and a woman shaming unto reproach.For better is the iniquitie of a man, then a woman doing a good turne, and a woman shaming vnto reproche.✦Melior est enim iniquitas viri quam mulier benefaciens, et mulier confundens in opprobrium.
15I therefore will be mindful of the works of our Lord, and I will show forth which I have seen. By the words of our Lord are his works.I therefore wil be mindeful of the workes of our Lord, and I wil shew forth which I haue seene. By the words of our Lord are his workes.✦Memor ero igitur operum Domini, et quæ vidi annuntiabo. In sermonibus Domini opera ejus.
16The sun illuminating hath looked throughout all, and full of the glory of our Lord is his work.The sunne illuminating hath looked through out al, and ful of the glorie of our Lord is his worke.✦Sol illuminans per omnia respexit, et gloria Domini plenum est opus ejus.
17Hath not our Lord made the saints to declare all his marvellous things, which our Lord the omnipotent confirmed to be established in his glory?Hath not our Lord made the sainctes to declare al his meruelous thinges, which our Lord the omnipotent confirmed to be established in his glorie?✦Nonne Dominus fecit sanctos enarrare omnia mirabilia sua, quæ confirmavit Dominus omnipotens stabiliri in gloria sua ?
18He hath searched out the depth, and the heart of men: and in their astutia: fineness of distinction; cunning, craftiness he hath considered.He hath searched out the depth, and the hart of men : and in their subtilitie he hath considered.✦Abyssum et cor hominum investigavit, et in astutia eorum excogitavit.
19For our Lord hath known all knowledge, and hath beheld the sign of age, declaring what things are past, and what are to come, revealing the tokens of secret things.For our Lord hath knowen al knowlege, and hath beheld the signe of age, declaring what thinges are past, and what are to come, reueling the tokens of secret thinges.✦Cognovit enim Dominus omnem scientiam, et inspexit in signum ævi, annuntians quæ præterierunt et quæ superventura sunt, revelans vestigia occultorum.
20No cogitation escapeth him, and no word hideth itself from him.No cogitation escapeth him, and no word hideth it self from him.✦Non præterit illum omnis cogitatus, et non abscondit se ab eo ullus sermo.
21The glorious works of his wisdom he hath beautified: who is before the world and world without end, neither is there added,The glorious workes of his wisdom he hath beautified : who is before the world and world without end, neither is there added,Magnalia sapientiæ suæ decoravit, qui est ante sæculum et usque in sæculum : neque adjectum est,
22nor diminished, and he needeth not any man's counsel.nor diminised, and he needeth not anie mans counsel.neque minuitur, et non eget alicujus consilio.
23How are all his works to be desired, and which is as it were a spark to consider!How are al his workes to be desired, and which is as it were a sparke to consider!✦Quam desiderabilia omnia opera ejus ! et tamquam scintilla quæ est considerare !
24All these live, and remain for ever, and in all necessity all things obey him.Al these liue, and remaine for euer, and in al necessitie al thinges obey him.✦Omnia hæc vivunt, et manent in sæculum, et in omni necessitate omnia obaudiunt ei.
25All things double, one against one, and he hath made nothing to want.Al thinges duble, one against one, and he hath made nothing to want.✦Omnia duplicia, unum contra unum, et non fecit quidquam deesse.
26He hath confirmed the good things of every one. And who shall be filled seeing his glory?He hath confirmed the good thinges of euerie one. And who shal be filled seeing his glorie?✦Uniuscujusque confirmavit bona : et quis satiabitur videns gloriam ejus ?
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.