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13 Son, take heed to thyself, and flee from all fornication, and besides thy wife, suffer (or allow) thou never to know (that) sin. [Take heed to thee, son, from all fornication, and, besides thy wife, never suffer thou sin of evil loss to know.]

14 And suffer (or allow) thou never pride to have lordship in thy wit, neither in thy word; for all loss, either damnation, took beginning in pride. [Pride never in thy wit or in thy word suffer thou to have lordship; in it forsooth all perdition took beginning.]

15 Whoever worketh anything to (or for) thee, yield thou anon his meed (that is, give him his reward at once), and utterly the hire of thine hired man, or thy workman, dwell it not with thee. [Whosoever anything to thee worketh, anon yield his meed, and the meed of thine hired man always with thee abide not.]

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