Tobias thinking he shall die, giveth his son godly admonitions. 7. especially exhorteth him to give alms diligently. 13. to flee all fornication, pride, and fraud. 21. And telleth him of money lent to a friend.Tobias thincking he shal dye, geueth his sonne godlie admonitions. 7. especially exhorteth him to geue almes diligently. 13. to flee al fornication, pride, and fraude. 21. And telleth him of money lent to a freind.✦
Therefore when Tobias thought his prayer to be heard that he might have died, he called to him Tobias his son,THERFORE when Tobias thought his prayer to be heard that he might haue died, he called to him Tobias his sonne,Igitur cum Tobias putaret orationem suam exaudiri ut mori potuisset, vocavit ad se Tobiam filium suum,
2and said to him: Hear my son the words of my mouth, and lay them as a foundation in thy heart.and sayd to him : ⟦right-margin (at 4:2)⟧ Heare my sonne the wordes of my mouth, & lay them as a foundation in thy hart.✦dixitque ei : Audi, fili mi, verba oris mei, et ea in corde tuo quasi fundamentum construe.
3When God shall take my soul, bury my body: and thou shalt do honour to thy mother all the days of her life:When God shal take my soule, burie my bodie : and thou shalt doe honour to thy mother al the dayes of her life:Cum acceperit Deus animam meam, corpus meum sepeli : et honorem habebis matri tuæ omnibus diebus vitæ ejus :
4for thou must be mindful what perils, and how great she suffered for thee in her womb.for thou must be mindful what perils, and how great she suffered for thee in her wombe.memor enim esse debes, quæ et quanta pericula passa sit propter te in utero suo.
5And when she also shall have accomplished the time of her life, bury her beside me.And when she also shal haue accomplished the time of her life, burie her beside me.✦Cum autem et ipsa compleverit tempus vitæ suæ, sepelias eam circa me.
6And all the days of thy life have God in thy mind: and beware thou consent not to sin at any time, and praetermittas: neglect, leave undone the precepts of our Lord God.And al the dayes of thy life * haue God in thy mind : and beware thou consent not to sinne at anie time, and pretermitte the preceptes of our Lord God.✦Omnibus autem diebus vitæ tuæ in mente habeto Deum : et cave ne aliquando peccato consentias, et prætermittas præcepta Domini Dei nostri.
7Of thy substantia: matter, material stuff; goods, wealth, possessions give alms, and turn not away thy face from any poor person: for so it shall come to pass that neither the face of our Lord shall be turned from thee.* Of thy substance ⟦right-margin (at 4:7)⟧ geue almes, and turne not away thy face from anie poore person : for so it shal come to passe that neither the face of our Lord shal be turned from thee.✦Ex substantia tua fac eleemosynam, et noli avertere faciem tuam ab ullo paupere : ita enim fiet ut nec a te avertatur facies Domini.
8As thou shalt be able; so be merciful.As thou shalt be able; so be merciful.✦Quomodo potueris, ita esto misericors.
9If thou have much, give abundantly: if thou have little, study to impart also a little willingly.If thou haue much, geue aboundantly : if thou haue litle, studie to impert also a litle willingly.Si multum tibi fuerit, abundanter tribue : si exiguum tibi fuerit, etiam exiguum libenter impertiri stude.
10For thou dost treasure up to thy self a good reward in the day of necessity.For thou dost treasure vp to thy self a good reward in the day of necessitie.✦Præmium enim bonum tibi thesaurizas in die necessitatis :
11because alms delivereth from all sin, and from death, and will not suffer the soul to go into darkness.because almes deliuereth from al sinne, and from death, & wil not suffer the soule to goe into darkenesse.✦quoniam eleemosyna ab omni peccato et a morte liberat, et non patietur animam ire in tenebras.
12Great fiducia: bold assurance of access toward God before God most high shall alms be to all them that do it.Great confidence before God most high shal almes be to al them that doe it.✦Fiducia magna erit coram summo Deo, eleemosyna omnibus facientibus eam.
13Take heed to thy self my son of all fornication, and beside thy wife never abide to know crimen: a serious legal offence; a sin, esp. of impurity; a fault or charge.* Take heed to thy self my sonne of al fornication, & beside thy wife neuer abide to know crime.✦Attende tibi, fili mi, ab omni fornicatione, et præter uxorem tuam numquam patiaris crimen scire.
14Never permit pride to rule in thy word: for in it all perdition took his beginning.* Neuer permitte pryde to rule in thy word: for in it al perdition tooke his beginning.✦Superbiam numquam in tuo sensu aut in tuo verbo dominari permittas : in ipsa enim initium sumpsit omnis perditio.
15Whosoever hath wrought any thing for thee, pay him his hire immediately, and let not the hire of thy hired servant remain with thee at all.* Whosoeuer hath wrought anie thing for thee, pay him his hyre immediatly, and let not the hyre of thy hyred seruant remayne with thee at al.✦Quicumque tibi aliquid operatus fuerit, statim ei mercedem restitue, et merces mercenarii tui apud te omnino non remaneat.
16That which thou hatest to be done to thee by another, see thou do it not to another at any time.* That ⟦right-margin (at 4:16)⟧ which thou hatest to be done to thee by an other, see thou doe it not to an other at anie time.✦Quod ab alio oderis fieri tibi, vide ne tu aliquando alteri facias.
17Eat thy bread with the hungry and needy, and of thy garments cover the naked.Eate thy bread with the hungrie & needie, and of thy garmentes couer the naked.Panem tuum cum esurientibus et egenis comede, et de vestimentis tuis nudos tege.
18Set thy bread, and thy wine upon the burial of a just man, and do not eat and drink thereof with sinners.* Set thy bread, and thy wine vpon ⟦right-margin (at 4:18)⟧ the burial of a iust man, and doe not eate and drinke therof with sinners.✦Panem tuum et vinum tuum super sepulturam justi constitue, et noli ex eo manducare et bibere cum peccatoribus.
19Seek counsel always of a wise man:Seeke counsel alwaies of a wiseman:✦Consilium semper a sapiente perquire.
20At all time bless God: and desire of him, that he direct thy ways, and that all thy counsels remain in him.At al time blesse God: and desire of him, that he direct thy waies, and that al thy counsels remayne in him.✦Omni tempore benedic Deum : et pete ab eo ut vias tuas dirigat, et omnia consilia tua in ipso permaneant.
21I tell thee also my son that I gave ten talents of silver, whiles thou wast yet a child, to Gabelus, in Rages a city of the Medes, and I have a chirographum: a written bond, a signed note of debt of his hand with me:I tel thee also my sonne ⟦left-margin (at 4:21)⟧ that I gaue tenne talentes of siluer, whiles thou wast yet a child, to Gabelus, in Rages a citie of the Medes, and I haue a bil of his hand with me:Indico etiam tibi, fili mi, dedisse me decem talenta argenti, dum adhuc infantulus esses, Gabelo, in Rages civitate Medorum, et chirographum ejus apud me habeo :
22and therefore enquire how thou mayst come to him, and receive of him the foresaid weight of silver, and restore him the bill of his hand.and therfore enquire how thou maist come to him, and receiue of him the foresayd weight of siluer, and restore him the bil of his hand.et ideo perquire quomodo ad eum pervenias, et recipias ab eo supra memoratum pondus argenti, et restituas ei chirographum suum.
23Fear not my son: we lead indeed a poor life, but we shall have many good things if we fear God, and depart from all sin, and do well.Feare not my sonne : we leade in dede a poore life, but we shal haue many good thinges if we feare God, and depart from al sinne, and doe wel.✦Noli timere, fili mi : pauperem quidem vitam gerimus, sed multa bona habebimus si timuerimus Deum, et recesserimus ab omni peccato, et fecerimus bene.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.