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- Hee that is mercifull, will lende vnto his neighbour, and hee that strengthneth his hande, keepeth the Commandements.
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- Lend to thy neighbour in time of his need, and pay thou thy neighbour againe in due season.
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- Keepe thy word & deale faithfully with him, and thou shalt alwaies finde the thing that is necessary for thee.
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- Many when a thing was lent them, reckoned it to be found, and put them to trouble that helped them.
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- Till he hath receiued, he will kisse a mans hand: and for his neighbours money he will speake submissely: but when he should repay, he will prolong the time, and returne words of griefe, and complaine of the time.
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- If he preuaile, he shall hardly receiue the halfe, and he will count as if he had found it: if not;
he hath depriued him of his money, and he hath gotten him an enemy without cause: he payeth him with cursings, and raylings: and for honour he will pay him disgrace.
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- Many therefore haue refused to lend for other mens ill dealing, fearing to be defrauded.
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- Yet haue thou patience with a man in poore estate, and delay not to shew him mercy.
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- Helpe the poore for the commandements sake, and turne him not away because of his pouertie.
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- Lose thy money for thy brother and thy friend, and let it not rust vnder a stone to be lost.
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- Lay vp thy treasure according to the commandements of the most high, and it shall bring thee more profite then golde.
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- Shut vp almes in thy storehouses: and it shall deliuer thee from all affliction.
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- It shal fight for thee against thine enemies, better then a mightie shield and strong speare.
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- An honest man is suretie for his neighbour: but hee that is impudent, will forsake him.
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- Forget not the friendship of thy suretie: for hee hath giuen his life for thee.
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- A sinner will ouerthrow the good estate of his suretie:
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- And he that is of an vnthankfull minde, will leaue him in that deliuered him.
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- Suretiship hath vndone many of good estate, and shaked them as a waue of the Sea: mightie men hath it driuen from their houses, so that they wandred among strange nations.
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- A wicked man transgressing the commandements of the Lord, shall fall into suretiship: and hee that vndertaketh and followeth other mens businesse for gaine, shall fall into suits.
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- Helpe thy neighbour according to thy power, and beware that thou thy selfe fall not into the same.
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- The chiefe thing for life is water and bread, and clothing, and an house to couer shame.
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- Better is the life of a poore man in a meane cottage, then delicate fare in another mans house.
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- Be it little or much, holde thee contented, that thou heare not the reproch of thy house.
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- For it is a miserable life to goe from house to house: for where thou art a stranger, thou darest not open thy mouth.
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- Thou shalt entertaine and feast, and haue no thankes: moreouer, thou shalt heare bitter words.
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- Come thou stranger, and furnish a table, and feede me of that thou hast ready.
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- Giue place thou stranger to an honourable man, my brother commeth to be lodged, and I haue neede of mine house.
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- These things are grieuous to a man of vnderstanding: the vpbraiding of house-roome, and reproching of the lender.
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