1O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that liueth at rest in his possessions, vnto the man that hath nothing to vexe him, and that hath prosperitie in all things: yea, vnto him that yet is able to receiue meate! 2O death, howe acceptable is thy iudgement vnto the needefull, and vnto him whose strength faileth, and that is nowe in the last age, and is vexed with all things, and to him that despaireth, and hath lost patience! 3Feare not the iudgement of death: remember them that haue bene before thee, and that come after: this is the ordinance of the Lord ouer all flesh. 4And why wouldest thou be against the pleasure of the most High? whether it bee tenne or an hundreth, or a thousand yeeres, there is no defence for life against the graue. 5The children of the vngodly are abominable children, and so are they that keepe companie with the vngodly. 6The inheritance of vngodly children shal perish, & their posteritie shall haue a perpetual shame. 7The children complaine of an vngodly father, because they are reproched for his sake. 8Woe be vnto you, O ye vngodly, which haue forsaken the Law of the most high God: for though you increase, yet shall you perish. 9If ye be borne, ye shall be borne to cursing: if ye die, the curse shalbe your portion. 10All that is of the earth, shal turne to earth againe: so the vngodly go fro the curse to destruction. 11Though men mourne for their body, yet the wicked name of the vngodly shall be put out. 12Haue regard to thy name: for that shal continnue, with thee aboue a thousande treasures of golde. 13A good life hath the dayes nombred: but a good name endureth euer. 14My children, keepe wisedome in peace: for wisdome that is hid, and a treasure that is not seene, what profite is in them both? 15A man that hideth his foolishnes, is better then a man that hideth his wisdome. 16Therefore beare reuerence vnto my wordes: for it is not good in all things to be ashamed: neither are all things allowed as faithfull in all men. 17Be ashamed of whoredome before father and mother: bee ashamed of lyes before the prince and men of authoritie: 18Of sinne before the Iudge and ruler: of offence before the congregation and people: of vnrighteousnes before a companion and friend, 19And of theft before the place where thou dwellest, and before the trueth of God and his couenant, and to leane with thine elbowes vpon the bread, or to be reproued for giuing or taking, 20And of silence vnto them that salute thee, and to looke vpon an harlot, 21And to turne away thy face from thy kinseman: or to take away a portion or a gift, or to bee euil minded toward another mans wife, 22Or to sollicite any mans mayd, or to stand by her bed, or to reproche thy friends with wordes, 23Or to vpbraide when thou giuest any thing, or to report a matter that thou hast heard, or to reueile secret wordes. 24Thus mayst thou well be shamefast, and shalt finde fauour with all men.