1The wordis of Lamuel, the king; the visioun bi which his modir tauyte hym.

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James 1:14, James 1:15, James 1:14, James 1:15, Matthew 5:28

2What my derlyng? what the derlyng of my wombe? what the derlyng of my desiris?

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Job 20:29, Job 20:29, Job 27:13, Hebrews 13:4, Job 27:13

3Yyue thou not thi catel to wymmen, and thi richessis to do awei kyngis.

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Job 21:30, Job 21:30, Job 34:22, Job 34:22, 1 Thessalonians 5:3

4A! Lamuel, nyle thou yiue wyn to kingis; for no pryuete is, where drunkenesse regneth.

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2 Chronicles 16:9, Job 34:21, 2 Chronicles 16:9, Job 34:21, Proverbs 5:21

5Lest perauenture thei drynke, and foryete domes, and chaunge the cause of the sones of a pore man.

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Proverbs 12:11, Proverbs 12:11, Psalms 12:2, Psalms 7:3, Psalms 7:5

6Yyue ye sidur to hem that morenen, and wyn to hem that ben of bitter soule.

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Daniel 5:27, Daniel 5:27, Psalms 7:8, Psalms 7:9, Psalms 7:8

7Drinke thei, and foryete thei her nedinesse; and thenke thei no more on her sorewe.

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Numbers 15:39, Numbers 15:39, Ecclesiastes 11:9, Ecclesiastes 11:9, Matthew 5:29

8Opene thi mouth for a doumb man,

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Leviticus 26:16, Leviticus 26:16, Micah 6:15, Micah 6:15, Deuteronomy 28:38

9and opene thi mouth for the causes of alle sones that passen forth. Deme thou that that is iust, and deme thou a nedi man and a pore man.

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Judges 16:5, 1 Kings 11:4, Ecclesiastes 7:26, Judges 16:5, 1 Kings 11:4

10Who schal fynde a stronge womman? the prijs of her is fer, and fro the laste endis.

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Jeremiah 8:10, Jeremiah 8:10, Isaiah 47:2, 2 Samuel 12:11, Isaiah 47:2

11The herte of hir hosebond tristith in hir; and sche schal not haue nede to spuylis.

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Leviticus 20:10, Leviticus 20:10, Job 31:28, Deuteronomy 22:22, Deuteronomy 22:24

12Sche schal yelde to hym good, and not yuel, in alle the daies of hir lijf.

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Proverbs 6:27, Proverbs 6:27, Malachi 3:5, Proverbs 3:33, Job 15:30

13Sche souyte wolle and flex; and wrouyte bi the counsel of hir hondis.

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Exodus 21:20, Exodus 21:21, Jeremiah 34:14, Jeremiah 34:17, Deuteronomy 15:12

14Sche is maad as the schip of a marchaunt, that berith his breed fro fer.

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James 2:13, James 2:13, Romans 3:19, Romans 3:19, Psalms 7:6

15And sche roos bi nyyt, and yaf prey to hir meyneals, and metis to hir handmaidis.

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Proverbs 14:31, Proverbs 14:31, Proverbs 22:2, Job 34:19, Proverbs 22:2

16Sche bihelde a feeld, and bouyte it; of the fruyt of hir hondis sche plauntide a vyner.

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Isaiah 38:14, Isaiah 38:14, Deuteronomy 28:32, Job 22:7, Job 22:9

17Sche girde hir leendis with strengthe, and made strong hir arm.

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Ezekiel 18:7, 1 John 3:17, John 13:29, Luke 11:41, Romans 12:13

18Sche taastide, and siy, that hir marchaundie was good; hir lanterne schal not be quenchid in the niyt.

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19Sche putte hir hondis to stronge thingis, and hir fyngris token the spyndil.

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Job 22:6, Job 22:6, Isaiah 58:7, Job 29:13, 2 Chronicles 28:15

20Sche openyde hir hond to a nedi man, and stretchide forth hir hondis to a pore man.

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Deuteronomy 24:13, Deuteronomy 24:13, Job 29:11, Job 29:11

21Sche schal not drede for hir hous of the cooldis of snow; for alle hir meyneals ben clothid with double clothis.

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Job 22:9, Job 22:9, Job 29:12, Job 29:12, Job 24:9

22Sche made to hir a ray cloth; bijs and purpur is the cloth of hir.

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Job 31:10, Job 38:15, Job 31:40, Joshua 22:22, Joshua 22:23

23Hir hosebonde is noble in the yatis, whanne he sittith with the senatours of erthe.

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Psalms 119:120, Job 13:11, Psalms 119:120, Job 13:11, 2 Corinthians 5:11

24Sche made lynnun cloth, and selde; and yaf a girdil to a Chananei.

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Psalms 52:7, Psalms 49:6, Psalms 49:7, Proverbs 11:28, Psalms 52:7

25Strengthe and fairnesse is the clothing of hir; and sche schal leiye in the laste dai.

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Psalms 62:10, Psalms 62:10, Proverbs 23:5, Daniel 4:30, Isaiah 10:13

26Sche openyde hir mouth to wisdom; and the lawe of merci is in hir tunge.

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Ezekiel 8:16, Ezekiel 8:16, Deuteronomy 4:19, Deuteronomy 4:19, Deuteronomy 17:3

27Sche bihelde the pathis of hir hous; and sche eet not breed idili.

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Romans 1:28, Hosea 13:2, Psalms 2:12, Isaiah 44:20, 1 Kings 19:18

28Hir sones risiden, and prechiden hir moost blessid; hir hosebonde roos, and preiside hir.

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Deuteronomy 17:2, Deuteronomy 17:7, Job 31:11, Deuteronomy 17:2, Deuteronomy 17:7

29Many douytris gaderiden richessis; thou passidist alle.

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Proverbs 24:17, Proverbs 24:18, Proverbs 24:17, Proverbs 24:18, Proverbs 17:5

30Fairnesse is disseiuable grace, and veyn; thilke womman, that dredith the Lord, schal be preisid.

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1 Peter 3:9, Romans 12:14, 1 Peter 3:9, Romans 12:14, 1 Peter 2:22

31Yyue ye to hir of the fruyt of hir hondis; and hir werkis preise hir in the yatis.

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Job 19:22, Jeremiah 40:15, Jeremiah 40:16, 2 Samuel 19:21, 2 Samuel 19:22