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The Cambridge ms (University library, Gg. 4.27) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.

[6-text p 223] han hym in hise protexioun / & ben his souereyn helpynge at hise neede / [2492] for certys in this world / theere is no wyȝt that may been conseylyd ne kept sufficyantly / with|outyn the keping of oure lord Ihesu Cryst / [2493] To this centence acordyth þe prophete dauid / that seyth / [2494] If god ne kepe the cete. In idyl. wake he that kepeth [2495] ¶ Now sere thanne schul ȝe commytte the kepynge of ȝoure persone to ȝoure trewe frendis that been aprouyd & I-knowe / [2496] & of hem schul ȝe axen helpe ȝoure persone for to kepe ¶ ffor catoūn seyth / ȝif thu hast nede of helpe; axe it of thynne frendis / [2497] ffor theere ne is noon so good a phisicien as thyn trewe frend / [2498] And aftyr this thanne schul ȝe keepe ȝow ffrom alle straunge folk and from lyeris / and haue alwey in suspekt / hire compaynye / [2499] ffor pers Alphonse seyth Ne take no compaignye by the weye of a strāng man but ȝif it be so that thow haue knowyn hym by a long tyme beforn / [2500] & ȝif so be that he falle / in-to thyn cumpanye per|auenture with-outyn thyn assent / [2501] enquire thanne as subtyly as thu mayst / of his conuersacioun / & of his lyf be-fore / & feyne thyn weye / Sey that thow wel go thedyr there that thow wilt not go / [2502] an ȝif he beryth a spere / hold the on the ryȝt syde / & ȝif he bere a swerd / hold the on the left syde [2503] ¶ And aftyr this thanne schal ȝe kepe ȝow wisely from alle sweche manere peple / as I haue seyd be-fore / And hem & here conseyl eschewe / [2504] And aftyr this thanne schal ȝe kepyn ȝow in swich maner / [2505] that for ony presumpcioun of ȝoure strenthe / that ȝe ne dispise / ne attempte not the myȝte of ȝoure aduersarye / so lite that ȝe lete the kepynge of ȝoure persone / for ȝoure presumpcioun / [2506] for euery wise man dredyth his enemy / [2507] And salomon seyth / Weleful is he that of alle thynge hath dreede / [2508] ffor certys he that þour the hardynesse of his herte or thorw the hardynesse of hym-self / hath to greet presumpcioun / hym schal euele betyde / [2509] Thanne
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The Cambridge ms (University library, Gg. 4.27) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.
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Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
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London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,
1868-1879.

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