XXXI.

ABSTAIN from strife, and thou shalt di

minish thy sins.

XXXII.

[Ecclus. xxviii. 8.]

FEAR the Lord with all thy soul, and reverence his priests.

Love him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not his ministers.

XXXIII.

[Ecclus. vii. 29, 30.]

RISE not up in anger at the presence of an injurious person, lest he lie in wait to entrap thee in thy words.

XXXIV.

[Ecclus. viii. 11.]

FORGET not the friendship of thy surety, for he hath given his life for thee.

A sinner will overthrow the good estate of his

surety:

And he that is of an unthankful mind will

leave him in danger that delivered him. Suretiship hath undone many of good estate, and shaken them as a wave of the sea: mighty men hath it driven from their houses, so that they wandered among strange nations.

A

XXXV.

[Ecclus. xxix. 15-19.]

NSWER not before thou hast heard the
cause neither interrupt. men in the midst
of their talk.
[Ecclus. xi. 8.]

XXXVI.

WHO is among you that feareth the LORD,

that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.

SEEK

XXXVII.

[Isaiah 1. 10.]

EEK good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment.

THE

XXXVIII.

[Amos v. 14, 15.]

'HE fear of the Lord goeth before the obtaining of authority: but roughness and pride is the losing thereof.

XXXIX.

[Ecclus. x. 21.]

AS for a wound, it may be bound up; and after reviling there may be reconcilement : but he that bewrayeth secrets is without hope.

Do

XL.

[Ecclus. xxvii. 21.]

O no evil, so shall no harm come unto thee. Depart from the unjust, and iniquity shall turn away from thee.

My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and thou shalt not reap [Ecclus. vii. 1-3.]

them sevenfold.

BUT

XLI.

UT know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.

XLII.

[Psalm iv. 3-5.]

LOVE the Lord all thy life, and call upon

KE

him for thy salvation.

XLIII.

[Ecclus. xiii. 14.]

EEP thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life.

XLIV.

[Proverbs vi. 20-23.]

A WISE man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain wise counsels.

[Proverbs i. 5.]

DRI

XLV.

RINK waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.

Let thy fountain be blessed and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

XLVI.

[Proverbs v. 15—18.]

IN the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

THE

XLVII.

[Proverbs x. 19.]

HE tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

XLVIII.

[Proverbs x. 20.]

TAKE

AKE fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.

XLIX.

[Proverbs iv. 13.]

ATTEND unto wisdom, and bow thine ear

to understanding:

That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

L.

[Proverbs v. 1, 2.]

THINE own friend, and thy father's friend,

forsake not.

[Proverbs xxvii. 10.]

.LI.

ROB not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted.

For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

LII.

[Proverbs xxii. 22, 23.]

A MAN that hath friends must shew himself friendly and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

LIII.

[Proverbs xviii. 24.]

Ha

AVE not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?

LIV.

[Proverbs xxii. 20, 21.]

COME now, and let us reason together,

saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

LV.

[Isaiah i. 18.]

IT

T is not meet to despise the poor man that hath understanding; neither is it convenient to magnify a sinful man. [Ecclus. x. 23.]