[6-text p 244] ȝow // [2894] ffor Salomon seyth / that he that repreuyth hym that doth folye [2895] he schal fynde grettere grace / than he that disseyuyth hym with sweete wordys / [2896]
Thanne seyde dame Prudence / I make no semblaund / of wrathe ne of angir: but for ȝoure greete profyth / [2897] ffor Salomon seyth he is more worth / that re|preuyth or chydyth / a fool for hise folyee / schewynge hym semelaunt of wrethe; [2898] than he that support[it]h hym / & preysith hym in his mysdoinge. [folio 346b] and laughit at hise folye / [2899] and this same salamon seyth aftyrward / that by the sorweful visage of a man that is to seyne by the sorye & heuy cuntenaunce / of a man [2900] the fool / correctyth & amendyth hymself / [2901]
Thanne seyde Melibee / I schal nat cunne answere to so manye & fayr resonys as ȝe puttyn on to me / & schewyn / [2902] seyth schortely vn-to me ȝoure wil & ȝoure conseyl / & I am al redy to performe it & fulfille it /
Whanne Dame Prudence discouerede al hire wil on to hym & seyde / [2904] I conseyle ȝow quod sche abouyn alle thynges / that ȝe makyn pees by-twexe god and ȝow / [2905] & beth reconsyled vn-to hym / & to hise grace / [2906] ffor as I haue seyd ȝow heere by-forn / God hath sufferid ȝow to haue this tribulacioun & dissese for ȝoure synnys / [2907] and ȝif ȝe do as I seyde ȝow / god wele sende ȝore aduersarijs vn-to ȝow / [2908] & make hem to falle at ȝoure feet / redy to doon ȝoure wil & ȝoure com|aundement / [2909] for Salomon seyth / whanne the con|dicioun of a man / is plesaunt & lykynge to god / [2910] he chaungith the hertis of the mannys aduersarijs & con|streynyth hem to beseke hym of pees & of grace [2911] & I preye ȝow lat me spekyn with ȝoure aduersarijs pryuyly / [2912] for they schal nat knowe that it be of ȝoure wil / or ȝoure assent / [2913] and thanne whanne I knowe here wil & here entent I may conseyle ȝow the moore sewerly
[2914] DAme quod Melibee doth ȝoure wil &
