1As snow in somer, and reyn in heruest; so glorie is vnsemeli to a fool.

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2For whi as a brid fliynge ouer to hiy thingis, and a sparowe goynge in to vncerteyn; so cursing brouyt forth with out resonable cause schal come aboue in to sum man.

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Isaiah 35:3, Isaiah 35:4, Job 4:3, Job 4:4, Isaiah 35:3

3Beting to an hors, and a bernacle to an asse; and a yerde in the bak of vnprudent men.

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Acts 20:27, Job 6:13, Psalms 71:15, Psalms 71:18, Job 17:10

4Answere thou not to a fool bi his foli, lest thou be maad lijk hym.

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1 Kings 22:23, 1 Kings 22:24, 1 Kings 22:23, 1 Kings 22:24, Job 32:18

5Answere thou a fool bi his fooli, lest he seme to him silf to be wijs.

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Genesis 6:4, Psalms 88:10, Genesis 6:4, Psalms 88:10, Job 41:1

6An haltinge man in feet, and drinkinge wickidnesse, he that sendith wordis by a fonned messanger.

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Psalms 139:8, Proverbs 15:11, Psalms 139:8, Proverbs 15:11, Job 28:22

7As an haltinge man hath faire leggis in veyn; so a parable is vnsemeli in the mouth of foolis.

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Job 9:8, Job 9:8, Isaiah 40:22, Isaiah 40:22, Psalms 104:2

8As he that casteth a stoon in to an heep of mercurie; so he that yyueth onour to an vnwijs man.

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Proverbs 30:4, Proverbs 30:4, Jeremiah 10:13, Jeremiah 10:13, Isaiah 5:6

9As if a thorn growith in the hond of a drunkun man; so a parable in the mouth of foolis.

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Psalms 97:2, Psalms 97:2, Job 22:14, Job 22:14, Habakkuk 3:3

10Doom determyneth causis; and he that settith silence to a fool, swagith iris.

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Job 38:8, Job 38:11, Proverbs 8:29, Job 38:8, Job 38:11

11As a dogge that turneth ayen to his spuyng; so is an vnprudent man, that rehersith his fooli.

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1 Samuel 2:8, 1 Samuel 2:8, Haggai 2:21, Psalms 18:7, Job 15:15

12Thou hast seyn a man seme wijs to hym silf; an vnkunnyng man schal haue hope more than he.

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Isaiah 51:15, Isaiah 51:15, Jeremiah 31:35, Jeremiah 31:35, Isaiah 51:9

13A slow man seith, A lioun is in the weie, a liounnesse is in the foot pathis.

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Isaiah 27:1, Isaiah 27:1, Psalms 104:30, Psalms 104:30, Psalms 74:13

14As a dore is turned in his hengis; so a slow man in his bed.

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Isaiah 40:26, Isaiah 40:29, Isaiah 40:26, Isaiah 40:29, Psalms 145:3

15A slow man hidith hise hondis vndur his armpit; and he trauelith, if he turneth tho to his mouth.

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16A slow man semeth wysere to hym silf, than seuene men spekynge sentensis.

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17As he that takith a dogge bi the eeris; so he that passith, and is vnpacient, and is meddlid with the chiding of anothir man.

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18As he is gilti, that sendith speris and arowis in to deth;

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19so a man that anoieth gilefuli his frend, and whanne he is takun, he schal seie, Y dide pleiynge.

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20Whanne trees failen, the fier schal be quenchid; and whanne a priuy bacbitere is withdrawun, stryues resten.

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21As deed coolis at quic coolis, and trees at the fier; so a wrathful man reisith chidyngis.

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22The wordis of a pryuei bacbitere ben as symple; and tho comen til to the ynneste thingis of the herte.

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23As if thou wolt ourne a vessel of erthe with foul siluer; so ben bolnynge lippis felouschipid with `the werste herte.

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24An enemy is vndirstondun bi hise lippis, whanne he tretith giles in the herte.

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25Whanne he `makith low his vois, bileue thou not to hym; for seuene wickidnessis ben in his herte.

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26The malice of hym that hilith hatrede gilefuli, schal be schewid in a counsel.

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27He that delueth a diche, schal falle in to it; and if a man walewith a stoon, it schal turne ayen to hym.

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28A fals tunge loueth not treuth; and a slidir mouth worchith fallyngis.

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