1 Watching after honesty shall pine the flesh, & the thought thereof taketh away sleep.
1 Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the thought thereof driveth away sleep.
2 The thought of foreknowledge turneth away the understanding, & grievous infirmity maketh a sober soul.
2 The thinking beforehand turneth away the understanding, and a grievous sickness maketh the soul sober.
3 The rich man hath laboured in gathering of substance together, & in his rest he shall be replenished with his goods.
3 The rich man hath labored in gathering riches together, and when he resteth he shall be filled with his goods.
4 The poor man hath laboured in the diminishing of his living, and in the end he is made poor.
4 The poor man hath labored in his low way of life, and in the end he is still poor.
5 He that loveth gold shall not be justified: & he that followeth after corruption, shall be replenished of it.
5 He that loveth gold, shall not be justified: and he that followeth after corruption, shall be filled with it.
6 Many have been given into falls for gold, and their perdition hath come by the beauty thereof.
6 ¹Many have been brought to fall for gold, and the beauty thereof hath been their ruin.
7 The gold of them that sacrifice is a wood of offence: woe to them, that follow after it, and every unwise man shall perish in it.
7 Gold is a stumbling block to them that sacrifice to it: woe to them that eagerly follow after it, and every fool shall perish by it.
8 Blessed is the rich man that is found without spot: and that hath not gone after gold, nor hoped in money and treasures.
8 Blessed is the rich man that is found without blemish: and that hath not gone after gold, nor put his trust in money nor in treasures.
9 Who is this? & we will praise him, for he hath done marvelous things in his life.
9 Who is he, and we will praise him? For he hath done wonderful things in his life.
10 Who is proved therein, & perfect, shall have eternal glory. He that could transgress, & hath not transgressed: and do evils, and hath not done:
10 Who hath been tried thereby, and made perfect, he shall have glory everlasting. He that could have transgressed, and hath not transgressed: and could do evil things, and hath not done them:
11 therefore are his good things established in our Lord, & all the church of saints shall declare his alms.
11 Therefore are his goods established in the Lord, and all the church of the saints shall declare his alms.
12 Art thou set at a great table? Open not thy jaw thereupon first.
12 Art thou set at a great table? Be not the first to open thy mouth upon it.
13 Say not this: There be many things which are upon it.
13 Say not: There are many things which are upon it.
14 Remember that a naughty eye is evil.
14 Remember that a wicked eye is evil.
15 What is created worse than the eye? Therefore shall it weep at every face. When it shall see,
15 What is created more wicked than an eye? Therefore shall it weep over all the face when it shall see.
16 stretch not out thy hand first, & so contaminated with envy thou be ashamed.
16 Stretch not out thy hand first, lest being disgraced with envy thou be put to confusion.
17 Be not oppressed in a feast.
17 Be not hasty in a feast.
18 Understand by thyself what thy neighbour's things are.
18 Judge of the disposition of thy neighbor by thyself.
19 Use as a frugal man those things, that are set before thee: lest thou be hated when thou eatest much.
19 Use as a frugal man the things that are set before thee: lest if thou eatest much, thou be hated.
20 Leave off first for manner's sake, and exceed not, lest thou perhaps offend.
20 Leave off first, for manners’ sake: and exceed not, lest thou offend.
21 And if thou be set in the midst of many, stretch not forth thy hand before them: neither do thou first ask to drink.
21 And if thou sittest among many, reach not thy hand out first of all, and be not the first to ask for drink.
22 How sufficient is a little wine for a man well taught, and in sleeping thou shalt not be pained with it, and thou shalt feel no grief.
22 How sufficient is a little wine for a man well taught, and in sleeping thou shalt not be uneasy with it, and thou shalt feel no pain.
23 Watching, & choler, & torment to an unsatiable man:
23 Watching, and choler, and gripes, are with an intemperate man:
24 sleep of health is in a man of spare diet: he shall sleep until morning, and his soul with him shall be delighted.
24 Sound and wholesome sleep with a moderate man: he shall sleep till morning, and his soul shall be delighted with him.
25 And if thou hast been forced with eating much, rise from the midst, and vomit, and it shall refresh thee, and thou shalt not bring infirmity to thy body.
25 And if thou hast been forced to eat much, arise, go out, and vomit: and it shall refresh thee, and thou shalt not bring sickness upon thy body.
26 Hear me my son, and despise me not: and in the end thou shalt find my words.
26 Hear me, my son, and despise me not: and in the end thou shalt find my words.
27 In all thy works be quick, and all infirmity shall not chance unto thee.
27 In all thy works be quick, and no infirmity shall come to thee.
28 The lips of many shall bless him that is magnifical in breads, and the testimony of his truth is faithful.
28 The lips of many shall bless him that is liberal of his bread, and the testimony of his truth is faithful.
29 In naughty bread the city will murmur, and the testimony of the naughtiness thereof is true.
29 Against him that is niggardly of his bread, the city will murmur, and the testimony of his niggardliness is true.
30 Provoke not them that love wine: for wine hath destroyed very many.
30 Challenge not them that love wine: ²for wine hath destroyed very many.
31 Fire trieth hard iron: so wine drunken in drunkenness shall rebuke the hearts of the proud.
31 Fire trieth hard iron: so wine drunk to excess shall rebuke the hearts of the proud.
32 Equal life to all men, wine in sobriety: if thou drink it moderately, thou shalt be sober.
32 Wine taken with sobriety is equal life to men: if thou drink it moderately, thou shalt be sober.
33 What is his life that is diminished with wine?
33 What is his life, who is diminished with wine?
34 What defraudeth life? Death.
34 What taketh away life? Death.
35 Wine was created for joyfulness, and not for drunkenness from the beginning.
35 ³Wine was created from the beginning to make men joyful, and not to make them drunk.
36 Wine drunken moderately is the joy of the soul and the heart.
36 Wine drunken with moderation is the joy of the soul and the heart.
37 Sober drinking is health to soul and body.
37 Sober drinking is health to soul and body.
38 Much wine drunken maketh provocation, & wrath, & many ruins.
38 Wine drunken with excess raiseth quarrels, and wrath, and many ruins.
39 Much wine drunken is bitterness of the soul.
39 Wine drunken with excess is bitterness of the soul.
40 The courageousness of drunkenness is offence of the unwise, lessening the strength, and making wounds.
40 The heat of drunkenness is the stumbling block of the fool, lessening strength and causing wounds.
41 In a banquet of wine rebuke not thy neighbour: and despise him not in his mirth.
41 Rebuke not thy neighbor in a banquet of wine: and despise him not in his mirth.
42 Speak not to him words of reproach: and press him not in demanding again.
42 Speak not to him words of reproach: and press him not in demanding again.