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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 240] Ne thynne goodis schulde not been so opyn / to been euery manys goodis [2814] ¶ Aftyrward in getynge of ȝoure richesse & in vsynge hem / ȝe schul alwey haue thre thyngis in ȝoure herte / [2815] that is to seyne oure lord god Concience / And good name // [2816] ffyrst ȝe schul haue god in ȝoure herte / [2817] And for no rychesse ȝe schul doon no thyng that schulde displese oure lord good / that is ȝoure creature & makere / [2818] ffor aftyr the word of salomon / It is bettere to haue a lytil good with the loue of god [2819] than to haue meche good / & tresor And leese the loue of hise lord god / [2820] And the prophete seyth / that t[h]e moore prophit & the betere it is to been a good man / & haue lytil good & tresore; [2821] than to been heldyn a schrewe & haue greete rychessis [2822] And ȝit seye I ferthere moore / that ȝe schul alwey doon ȝoure besynesse to gete ȝow richessis [2823] so that ȝe gete hem with good concience // [2824] And thapostelle seyth / that there ne is thyng in this world of whiche ȝe schulde haue so greet Ioye / as whan oure concience beryth vs witnesse / [2825] And the wise man seyth. The substaunce of a man is ful good / whan synne is not in mannys concience / [2826] Aftyrward in getynge of ȝoure richessis / & in vsynge of hem [2827] ȝow muste haue greet besynesse / And greet dilligence / that ȝoure goode name be alwey kept & conseruyd / [2828] ffor Salo|mon seyth that betere it is / & moore it a-vaylith a man to haue a good name than for to haue manye rych[e]ssis / [2829] And therfore he seyth in a-nothir place / Doo greet diligence seyth salomon in kepynge of thyn frend & of thyn goode name / [2830] for it schal longere a-bydyn / with the than ony tresore be it neuere so precious / [2831] and certis he schulde nat been callid a gentil man that aftyr god & good concience / alle thynge left / ne doth his diligence / & bisynesse to kepyn his goode name // [2832] And Cassiodere seyth / That it is [folio 345a] signe of a gentil herte / whan a man louyth & desiryth to haue a good name /
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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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