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Correction bringeth Wiſdom found,
Fools hate good Counſel ſtill:
That Child doth ſhame his Mother much
that’s let to have his Will.
The good Man’s Path ſhines as the Light,
that beautifies the Day:
The Wicked know not where they walk,
for Darkneſs is their Way.
Put far from thee a froward Mouth,
a flattering Tongue is ill;
And do not thou an envious Mind,
in any Caſe fulfill.
A Harlot brings a Man to beg,
in her is found no Truth:
In Gladneſs therefore live and die,
with the Wife of thy Youth.
Much babbling breedeth much Offence;
he that ſpeaks leaſt is wiſe:
GOD’s Bleſſing only makes Men rich,
from whence all Joys ariſe.
Better a little fearing GOD,
than Bags of Gold got ill:
And better in one Bit of Bread,
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