The governance of virtue teaching all faithful christia[n]s, how they ought daily to lead…The gouernaunce of vertue teaching all faythful christia[n]s, how they oughte daily to leade…

That thou mayest be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh froward things, from such as leave the high street & walk in the way of darkness, which rejoice in doing evil, and delight in wicked things, whose ways are crooked, and their paths slanderous. That thou mayest be delighted also from the strange woman, and from her that is not thine own, which giveth sweet words, forsaketh the husband of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. For her house is inclined unto death, and her paths unto Hell. All they that go in unto her come not again, neither take they hold of the way of life. That thou walk in the good way, and keep y• paths of the righteous. For the just shall dwell in the land, and the innocents shall remain in it, but the ungodly shall be rooted out of the land, and the wicked doers shall be taken out of it.

That thou maiest be deliuered frō the euill waye, and from the man that speaketh froward thinges, from such as leaue the high streat & walk in the way of darknes, which reioyce in doing euill, and delite in wicked thinges, whose wayes are crooked, and their pathes slaunderous. That thou maiest be delited also from the straunge woman, and frō her that is not thine owne, which geueth sweet wordes, forsaketh the husbande of her youth, and forgetteth the couenaunte of her God. For her house is enclined vnto death, and her pathes vnto Hell. All they that go in vnto her come not againe, neither take they holde of the waye of life. That thou walk in the good way, and keepe y• pathes of the righteous. For the iust shall dwell in the lande, and the innocentes shall remaine in it, but the vngodly shall be rooted out of the lande, and the wicked doers shalbe taken out of it.

Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom¹ and obtaineth understanding, for the ⟨image 58⟩getting of it is better then any merchandise of silver, and the profit of it is better then gold. Wisdom is more worth then precious stones, and all the things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared unto her. Upon her right hand is long life, and upon her left hand is riches and honour. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peaceable. She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her, and blessed are they that keep her fast.