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The desire of a man is his kindnesse: and a poore man is better then a lyar.

It is better to dwell in a corner of the house top; then with a brawling woman in a wide house.

1611 marginal noteHeb. a woman of contentions.

1611 marginal noteHeb. an house of societie.

1611 marginal noteChap.25.19. and 13.3. and 27.15.

It is better to dwell in the wildernesse, then with a contentious and an angry woman.

1611 marginal noteVerse 9.

1611 marginal noteHeb. in the land of the desert.

For better it is that it be said vnto thee, Come vp hither; then that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the Prince whom thine eies haue seene.

1611 marginal noteLuke 14.10.

It is better to dwell in a corner of the house top, then with a brawling woman, and in a wide house.

1611 marginal noteChap. 21.9. and 19.13.

Open rebuke is better then secret loue.

Thine owne friend and thy fathers friend forsake not; neither goe in to thy brothers house in the day of thy calamitie: for better is a neighbour that is neere, then a brother farre off.

1611 marginal noteChap. 17.17. and 18.24.

Better is the poore that walketh in his vprightnesse, then he that is peruerse in his wayes, though he be rich.

1611 marginal noteCha.19.1.

¶ There is nothing better for a man, then that he should eat and drinke, and that he should make his soule enioy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

1611 marginal noteOr, delight his senses.

1611 marginal noteCha. 3.12, 22. and 5.17. and 8.15.

Wherefore I perceiue that there is nothing better, then that a man should reioyce in his owne workes: for that is his portion; for who shall bring him to see what shalbe after him?

1611 marginal noteCha.2.24. and 5.17.