But for him that laboureth and taketh pains in his occupation, these rules of admonition, which follow, 1are as necessary as those which are already rehearsed. For first of all, every one must take heed of prodigality or riot, in meat, drink, apparel, nice pranking of the body, and gorgeous buildings, needless expenses must always be spared. For the Lords will is, that every man should keep & not lash out the wealth that he hath, where no need requireth it: for the Lord doth hate and detest riot and needless cost to maintain pride withal. Moreover, the man that is prodigal of that which is his own, is for the most part desirous of other mens goods, from whence arise innumerable mischiefs, thefts, conspiracies, downright deceit, shameless shifts, murders, and seditions. Secondarily, let him which laboureth in his vocation be prompt and active, let him be watchful and able to abide labour, he must be no litherbacke, unapt, or slothful fellow. Whatsoever he doth, that let him do with faith and diligence. Sloth and sluggishness do displease God utterly. The Lord mislikes the yawning mouth and folded arms, the signs of sleep, which commonly follow the careless man, who doth neglect the state and condition of his house and family. But on the other side, the Scripture commendeth highly faithful labourers and good and painful people in work. Let us hear, I beseech you, the golden words of Solomon the wisest among all men: who, where he blameth sluggards, saith: Go to the Emmet thou sluggard, consider her ways and learn to be wise. She hath no guide nor overseer, nor ruler, & yet in the Summer she provideth her meat, and gathereth her food in the harvest. Howe long wilt thou sleep thou sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? yea, sleep on still a little, slumber a little, fold thine hands together yet a little, and take thine ease: and in the mean while shall poverty come upon thee like a traveller, and necessity like a weaponed man.
But for him that laboureth and taketh paines in his occupation, these rules of admonition, which followe, 1are as necessarie as those which are alreadie rehearsed. For first of all, euery one must take héede of prodigalitie or ryot, in meate, drinke, apparaile, nice pranking of the bodie, and gorgeous buyldings, needlesse expences must alwayes be spared. For the Lords will is, that euery man should kéepe & not lashe out the wealthe that he hath, where no néede requireth it: for the Lorde doth hate and detest riott and néedelesse cost to mainteine pride withall. Moreouer, the man that is prodigall of that which is his owne, is for the most parte desirous of other mennes goods, from whence arise innumerable mischiefs, theafts, conspiracies, downright deceipte, shamelesse shiftes, murders, and seditions. Secondarily, let him which laboureth in his vocation be prompt and actiue, let him be watchefull and able to abide labour, he must be no litherbacke, vnapt, or slouthfull fellowe. Whatsoeuer he doth, that let him do with faith and diligence. Slouth and sluggishnesse do displease God vtterly. The Lorde mislikes the yawning mouth and folded armes, the signes of sleepe, which commonly followe the carelesse man, who doth neglect the state and condition of his house and familie. But on the other side, the Scripture commendeth highly faithfull labourers and good and painefull people in woorke. Let vs heare, I beséech you, the golden woordes of Solomon the wisest among all men: who, where he blameth sluggardes, saith: Go to the Emmet thou sluggarde, consider her wayes and learne to be wise. She hath no guyde nor ouerseer, nor ruler, & yet in the Summer she prouideth her meate, and gathereth her foode in the haruest. Howe long wilt thou sleepe thou sluggarde? when wilte thou arise out of thy sleepe? yea, sleepe on still a little, slumber a little, folde thine handes together yet a little, and take thine ease: and in the meane while shall pouertie come vpon thee like a traueyler, and necessitie like a weaponed man.
- 1Beware of prodigality.Beware of prodigalitie.
