1Do no euill: so shal no harme come vnto thee. 2Depart from the thing that is wicked, & sinne shal turne away from thee. 3My sonne, sowe not vpon the sorowes of vnrighteousnes, lest that thou reape them seuen fold. 4Aske not of the Lord preeminence, neyther of the king the seate of honour. 5Iustifie not thy selfe before the Lord: for he knoweth thine heart, and boast not thy wisedome in the presence of the king. 6Seeke not to be made a Iudge, least thou be not able to take away iniquitie, and least thou, fearing the person of the mightie, shouldest committe an offence against thine vprightnes. 7Offende not against the multitude of a citie, and cast not thy selfe among the people. 8Binde not two sinnes together: for in one sinne shalt thou not be vnpunished. 9Say not, God will looke vpon the multitude of mine oblations, & when I offer to the most high God, he wil accept it. 10Be not faint hearted, when thou makest thy prayer, neither slacke in giuing of almes. 11Laugh no man to scorne in the heauines of his soule: for God which seeth all things is hee that can bring downe, and set vp againe. 12Sowe not a lye against thy brother, neyther do the same against thy friend. 13Vse not to make any maner of lye: for the custome thereof is not good. 14Make not many words when thou art amog the Elders, neither repeate a thing in thy prayer. 15Hate not laborious worke, neither the husbandrie, which the most high hath created. 16Number not thy selfe in the multitude of the wicked, but remeber that vengeance wil not slacke. 17Humble thy minde greatly: for the vegeance of the wicked is fire and wormes. 18Giue not ouer thy friend for any good, nor thy true brother for the golde of Ophir. 19Depart not from a wise and good woman, that is fallen vnto thee for thy portion in the feare of the Lord: for her grace is aboue golde. 20Whereas thy seruant worketh truely, intreate him not euil, nor the hireling that bestoweth himselfe wholly for thee. 21Let thy soule loue a good seruant, and defraude him not of libertie, neyther leaue him a poore man. 22If thou haue cattel, looke wel to them, and if they be for thy profite, keepe them with thee. 23If thou haue sonnes, instruct them, & holde their necke from their youth. 24If thou haue daughters, keepe their body, & shew not thy face cheerefull toward them. 25Marrie thy daughter, and so shalt thou performe a weightie matter: but giue her to a man of vnderstanding. 26If thou haue a wife after thy minde, forsake her not, but commit not thy selfe to the hatefull. 27Honour thy father from thy whole heart, and forget not the sorowes of thy mother. 28Remember that thou wast borne of them, & how canst thou recompence them the things that they haue done for thee? 29Feare the Lorde with all thy soule, and honour his ministers. 30Loue him that made thee, with al thy strength, and forsake not his seruants. 31Feare the Lord with all thy soule, & honour the Priestes, and giue them their portion, as it is commanded thee, the first fruites, & purifications & sacrifices for sinne, & the offrings of the shoulders, and the sacrifices of sanctification, and the first fruites of the holy things. 32Stretch thine hande vnto the poore, that thy blessing, & reconciliation may be accomplished. 33Liberalitie pleaseth all men liuing, & from the dead restraine it not. 34Let not them that weepe, be without comfort: but mourne with such as mourne. 35Be not slow to visite the sicke: for that shal make thee to be beloued. 36Whatsoeuer thou takest in hand, remember the ende, and thou shalt neuer do amisse.