(594)
¶ Aftir his goode, man may ȝeue & dispende
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Wher as nede is; but he þat al [all R, hath al H.] dispendith,
And wastith al, shal him-selue first offende.
ffoolë largesse al day wrycchédly endith [Foole large . . . wrecchedly endith R, Fool largesse . . . wrycchedly enditith H.] ;
Many a man hir foule outragë shendith;
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But of largesse is goode þe [of largesses goode R.] gouernaunce;
Bothë to god and man [Bothe . . . to man R, Both . . . man H.] it is plesaunce.
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(595)
¶ Evene as a mannës blood is norisshyng [folio 73a]
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To his body, if it corrupt naght be,
So ben richesses to soulës feedynge
Holsom, if þei, were-as necessite
Axith, despent ben, and also if he
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Whiche þat hem wan, gat hem with riȝtwisnesse;
ffor heuene and helle is gotë [ben goten R.] by richesse.
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(596)
¶ A crookid hors neuere is the bet [the better is R.] entecched,
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Al-þogh his bridel glistre of gold, and schyne;
Right so a man þat vicious is, & wrecched,
And his richésses gote haþ of rapyne,
And also euele as man can ýmagyne,
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Despendith hem / naght for hem þe bet is,
But mochil wers; good is [gode is to R.] take hede of þis.
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(597)
¶ He þat his flesche dispendith, and his blood,
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Mi lorde, in ȝour seruice, him ȝiftës bede;
There is largessë mesuráble good;
A kyng so bounde is, he moot doo so nede;
Seruice vnquyt and murdre, it is no drede,
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As clerkes writen, and desheritaunce,
Bifore al-mighty god auxen [axen.] vengeaunce.
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