(702)
¶ And if a man, in tyme of swich a nede,
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Of his goode ȝeuë yow a goode substaunce,
Swich oon cherich, and ellës [Suche non cherissheth and elles R, els H.] god forbede,
Konneth hym þank of his goode cheuesaunce,
ffor him is leuer to suffre penaunce
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Him-self, þan þat your peple shuldë [shulde R, shuld H.] smert;
Ther is a preef of trewë louyng hert.
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(703)
¶ In auxenge [axyng R.] eeke of reed, ware of fauel;
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Also ware [beware R.] of þe auaricïouse; [¶ Non exiga|tur consilium ab adulatore nec de auaro.]
ffor none of þo two can conseilë [counceille R, conseil H.] wel;
Hir reed & conseil is envenymouse;
Þei bothë [bothe R, bot H.] ben of golde so désirous,
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Þei rekkë naght what bryge [brike R.] her lorde be Inne,
So þat þei mowen golde & siluyr wynne.
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(704)
¶ And if your conseil which þat ye haue take,
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Vnto þe knowlech or þe audience
Of your foos comen be, þan lat it slake,
And witterly putte it in abstinence;
ffor execute it were an [and H (it/it were grete prudence R!).] inprudence;
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In swich a caas, is wisdam it to chaunge;
Goode is, your conseil be to your foes straunge.
(705)
¶ Conseil may wel be likend to a bridil, [¶ Scriptum est, quod consilium bene potest freno com|parari.]
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Which þat an hors vpkepeth fro fallyng,
If man do by conseil; but al in Idel
Is reed, if [yf R, of H.] man naght folwe it in wirkyng.
Do no þing redeles, do by conseylyng
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Of hedës wyse, and than [than R, om. H.] noo répentaunce [¶ Sine con|silio nichil facias, & post factum non penitebis.]
Þer folwe yow schal in your gouernaunce. [folio 87a]
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