A plain and familiar exposition of the eleventh and twelfth chapters of the Proverbs…A plaine and familiar exposition of the eleuenth and twelfth chapters of the Prouerbes…

Thirdly, they poison each others heart, when they come together, with such speeches, and exercises, as they are not easily reduced to any virtuous behaviour afterwards.

Thirdly, they poyson each others heart, when they come together, with such speeches, and exercises, as they are not easily reduced to any vertuous behauiour afterwards.

Use. Admonition to look to our selves, and our people, that the contagion of the society, persuasions, or examples of unthrifty persons, bring not either us or ours to join with them, or be like unto them. Seeing the number of them is so great, our watchfulness must be the more, that if we may, we shun their company, if we may not, yet to take a preservative that we be not infected by them. Let this be remembered that though their number be great, yet there are none of them wise, and though they are presently full of mirth, yet they will not long be full of wealth: and as they free themselves from the pains that other men take, so they debar themselves from the plenty which others enjoy, and fall into that want which others escape.

Vse. Admonition to looke to our selues, and our people, that the contagion of the societie, perswasions, or examples of vnthriftie persons, bring not either vs or ours to ioyne with them, or be like vnto them. Seeing the number of them is so great, our watchfulnesse must be the more, that if wee may, we shunne their companie, if we may not, yet to take a preseruatiue that we be not infected by them. Let this be remembred that though their number be great, yet there are none of them wise, and though they are presently full of mirth, yet they will not long be full of wealth: and as they free themselues from the paines that other men take, so they debarre themselues from the plentie which others enioy, and fall into that want which others escape.