1He that liveth without beginning and end, made (out) of nought all things together;

2God alone shall be justified,

3and he dwelleth a King unover-come [or unvanquished] without end.

4Who shall suffice to tell out his works? for why who shall seek (out) the great [worthy] things of him?

5But who shall tell out the virtue (or the strength) of his greatness? either [or] who shall lay to for to tell out his mercy?

6It is not to make less, neither to lay to; neither it is to find the great things of God. [There is not to lessen, nor to add (to); nor there is to find the great worthy things of God.]

7When a man hath ended, then he shall begin [or beginneth]; and when he hath rested, (then) he shall work.

8What is a man, and what is the glory of him? and what is good, either [or] what is the wicked thing of him?

9The number of the days of men, that be commonly [or as much (as)] an hundred years,

10be areckoned as the drops of the water of the sea; and as the stone (or a stone) of gravel, so a few years in the day of everlastingness [or the spiritual world].

11For this thing God is patient in (or with) them, and sheddeth [or he shall pour] out on them his mercy.

12He saw the presumption, [or (the) pride], of their heart, for it was evil; and he knew the destroying of them, for it was wicked, [or shrewd, (or depraved)]. Therefore he filled his mercy in them, and showed to them the way of equity.

13The merciful doing of man is about his neighbour; but the mercy of the Lord is over each [or upon all] flesh. He that hath mercy, and teach-eth, and chastiseth as a shepherd his flock,

14do he mercy, taking the teaching of merciful doing; and he that hast(en)-eth in the dooms thereof [or of him].

15Son, in goods [or good things] give thou not (com)plaint, and in (or with) each gift give thou not heaviness of an evil word.

16Whether dew shall not cool heat? so and a word is better than (a) gift.

17Lo! whether a word is not above [or over] a good gift? but ever either is with a man justified [or a justified man].

18A fool shall upbraid sharply [or shall give reproof]; and the gift of an untaught man maketh (the) eyes to fail.

19Before the doom make thou ready rightfulness to thee; and learn thou, before that thou speak. Before sickness give thou [or take] medicine;

20and before the doom ask thyself, and thou shalt find mercy in the sight of God.

21Before sickness make thee meek, and in the time of sickness show thy living. [Before sickness meek thee, and in the time of infirmity show thou thy conversation or thy living.]

22Be thou not hindered to pray ever[more], and dread thou not to be justified till to [or unto the] death; for why the meed of God dwelleth without end.

23Before prayer make ready [or prepare] thy soul; and do not thou be as a man that tempteth God, that is, that a man betake himself to peril, and believe that that he may do reasonably, and (then) abide to be delivered of (or by) God.

24Have thou mind of (or remember the) ire [or wrath] in the day of ending; and make thou in living [or conversation] the time of yielding.

25Have thou mind of (or remember) poverty in the day of abundance [or the time of plenty]; and the need of poverty in the time [or day] of riches.

26From the morrowtide unto the eventide the time shall be changed; and all these things be swift [or hasted] in the eyes of God.

27A wise man shall dread in all things; and in the days of trespasses he shall flee from uncunning (or unknowing), either sloth.

28Each fell, [or witty, (or witting, or knowing)] man, that is, attentive to eschew evils, by God’s dread, know-eth wisdom; and to him that findeth it, he shall give acknowledging (to it).

29Witty, (or Witting, or knowing) men in words also they did wisely, and understood truth, and rightful-ness [or rightwiseness]; and besought proverbs and dooms.

30Go thou not after thy covetous-nesses; and be thou turned away from thy will. [After thy lusts go thou not; and from thy will turn thee away.]

31If thou givest to thy soul the covetousnesses thereof [or (its) lusts], it shall make thee into joy to thine enemies.

32Delight thou not in companies (or crowds), neither in little companies[or in small things]; for why the sinning [or the trespassing] of them is continual.

33Be thou not mean in the striving of love [or for money], and something is [not] to thee in the bag; for why thou shalt be envious to thy (own) soul.