[6-text p 642] crist hateþ outrely . and no wonder is. for god died for to make concord. [643] and more schame do þay to crist þan dede þay þat him crucifiede ¶ For god loueth bettre þat frendschipe be amonges folk ¶ þanne he dide his owne body which þat/ he ȝaf for vnite. þerfore ben þay likned to þe deuel þat euer ben aboute to make discord
[644] ¶ Now comith þe sinne of double tonge. suche as speken faire biforn folk and wikkedly bihynde or elles þay make semblaunt as þough þay speke of good entencioun or ellis in game & play and ȝit þay speke in wikked entent
[645] ¶ Now comeþ þe wreying of counseil þurgh which a man is famed ¶ Certes vnnethe may he restore þat damage
[646] ¶ Now comeþ manace þat is an open foly. For he þat ofte man[a]ceth he threttith more þan he may parfourme ful ofte tyme
[647] ¶ Now comeþ Idel wordes þat is wiþoute profyt of him þat spekith þo wordes and eek of him þat herkeneþ þo wordes. or elles ydel wordes ben þo þat ben needeles or wiþouten entent of naturel profyt [648] and al be it þat ydil wordes ben som tyme venial synne; ȝit schulde men doute hem. For we schuln ȝiue rekenynge of hem bifore [folio 271a] god
[649] ¶ Now comith iangeling þat/ may nouȝt be wiþ|oute synne as saith Salamon ¶ It is a signe of apert folie [650] and þerfore a philosophre whan men askid him how men schulde plese þe poeple and he answerde ¶ Do many goode werkes. and spek/ fewe iangeles
[651] ¶ After þis comeþ þe synne of iapers þat ben þe deueles apes For þay maken folk to laughen at here iapes or iaperie as folk doon at/ þe gaudes of an ape / Suche iapes defendith seint poule [652] ¶ Loke how þat vertuous and holy wordes conforten hem
