Proverbs 19:4–5

²⁰The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.

^20*†The poore is hated euen of his owne neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.

⁶Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

⁷All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

^6†Many will entreate the fauour of the Prince: and euery man is a friend to him that giueth gifts.

^7*All the brethren of the poore doe hate him: howe much more doe his friends goe farre from him? Hee pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

¹³He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.

¹⁴My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.

¹⁵They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.

¹⁶I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth.

¹⁷My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children’s sake of mine own body.

¹³Hee hath put my brethren farre from me, and mine acquaintance are verely estranged from me.

¹⁴My kinsefolke haue failed, and my familiar friends haue forgotten me.

¹⁵They that dwell in mine house, and my maides count me for a stranger: I am an aliant in their sight.

¹⁶I called my seruant, and he gaue me no answere: I intreated him with my mouth.

¹⁷My breath is strange to my wife, though I entreated for the childrens sake of ^†mine owne body.

¹³And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

¹⁴And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

¹⁵And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

¹³And not many dayes after, the yonger sonne gathered al together, and tooke his iourney into a farre countrey, and there wasted his substance with riotous liuing.

¹⁴And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land, and he beganne to be in want.

¹⁵And he went and ioyned himselfe to a citizen of that countrey, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

¹⁵My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;

¹⁶Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:

¹⁷What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.

¹⁸The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.

¹⁹The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.

²⁰They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.

²¹For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.

²²Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?

²³Or, Deliver me from the enemy’s hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?

¹⁵My brethren haue delt deceitfully as a brooke, & as the streame of brookes they passe away,

¹⁶Which are blackish by reason of the yce, and wherein the snow is hid:

¹⁷What time they waxe warme, ^†they vanish: ^†when it is hot, they are ^†consumed out of their place.

¹⁸The pathes of their way are turned aside; they goe to nothing, and perish.

¹⁹The troupes of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.

²⁰They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.

^21‖For now ye are ^†nothing; ye see my casting downe, and are afraid.

²²Did I say, Bring vnto mee? or giue a reward for me of your substance?

²³Or deliuer me from the enemies hand, or redeeme me from the hand of the mighty?

¹⁵The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

^15*The rich mans wealth is his strong citie: the destruction of the poore is their pouertie.

²⁸A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.

^28*†A false witnesse shall perish: but the man that heareth, speaketh constantly.

¹THOU shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

¹¶ Thou shalt not ^‖raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to bee an vnrighteous witnesse.

¹⁹A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

¹⁹A false witnesse that speaketh lies; and him that soweth discord among brethren.

⁹A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

^9†A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished, and hee that speaketh lyes, shall perish.

²⁴¶ And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.

²⁴¶ And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of Lyons, them, their children, and their wiues: and the Lyons had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or euer they came at the bottome of the den.

¹⁶¶ If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;

¹⁷Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;

¹⁸And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;

¹⁹Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.

²⁰And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.

²¹And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

¹⁶¶ If a false witnes rise vp against any man to testifie ^‖against him that which is wrong:

¹⁷Then both the men betweene whom the controuersie is, shall stand before the LORD, before the Priests, and the Iudges, which shall be in those dayes.

¹⁸And the Iudges shall make diligent inquisition: and behold, if the witnesse be a false witnesse, and hath testified falsly against his brother:

^19*Then shall ye doe vnto him, as he had thought to haue done vnto his brother: so shalt thou put the euil away from among you.

²⁰And those which remaine shall heare, and feare, and shall hencefoorth commit no more any such euill among you.

²¹And thine eye shall not pitie, but ^*life shall goe for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

¹¹Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

¹¹Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vaine: for the LORD will not holde him guiltlesse that taketh his name in vaine.

⁹Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.

⁹Nowe therefore holde him not guiltlesse: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to doe vnto him, but his hoare head bring thou downe to the graue with blood.

³What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

⁴Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

^3‖†What shall be giuen vnto thee? or what shalbe done vnto thee, thou false tongue?

^4‖Sharpe arrowes of the mightie: with coales of iuniper.