[6-text p 642] criste hateth vtterly / and no wonder is / for he deyed to make concorde / [643] & more shame do thei to criste / than dide thei that him crucified / ffor loueth better that frendeshippe be amonges folke / than he dide his owne body / whiche that he yaff for vnitees / therfore ben thei likened to the Deuel / that euere is a-boughte to make discorde /
[644] Now cometh the synne of double tonge / suche [¶ Double tonge.] as speken faire bifore folke / & wikkedly be-hynde / or ellis thei maken sembelaunt / as though thei spake of goode entencion / or elles in game & pleye / & yit thei speken of wikked entent /
[645] Now cometh biwreiynge of consail / thorugh the [¶ bi-wreiynge. of consaille.] whiche a man is defamed / certes vnnethe may he restore the damages /
[646] Now cometh manas that is an opon folye / ffor [¶ Manace] he that offte manassith / he thretith more than he may do ful offt tyme /
[647] Now cometh ydel wordes / that is withouten [¶ ydel wordes.] profite / of him that speketh the wordes / & eke of him that herkeneth the wordes / or ellis ydel wordes ben tho that be nedeles / [MS Arch. Seld. B. 14 folio 290a] or withouten entente of naturel profite / [648] And al be hit that ydel wordes ben som|tyme venial synne / yit sholde men doute hem / for we shul yeue rekenynge of hem / biforne god /
[649] Now cometh Iangelynge that may nat be with|outen [¶ Iangelinge.] synne / as seith Salomon hit is a signe of aperte folye / [650] And therfore a Philosophre seide / whan a man asked him how men sholde please the peple / And he answerde & seide / do many goode workes / & speke fewe Iangelynges /
[651] And after this cometh the synne of Iapes that [¶ Iapes.] ben the deuels Apes / for thei maken folke to laughe at here iaperye / as folke don at the gaudes of an Ape / suche iapes defendith seint Poule // [652] Loke how that vertuous wordes & holy / conforten hem
