[6-text p 632] Pride as of Enuye. ffor sothli he that is proude or Enuyous is lightli wroth.
[535] This synne of Ire aftir the discryuyng of seynt Austyn. is wicked wille to ben a-vengid bi word or bi dede [536] ¶ Ire aftir this Philosophre. is [¶ Philosophus] the feruent blood of man quyked in his herte thorogh whiche he woll harme to hym that he hitteth. [537] ¶ ffor certis the herte of man bi enchaūfyng & meuyng of his blood wexith so trouble that he is oute of all Iugement of reson. [538] But ye schullen vndirstonde that Ire is in two maneres. That oon of hem is good & that other is wicked. [539] ¶ The good Ire is bi ielousie of goodnes thorogh the whiche a [[Harl. MS. 1758 ends.]] ] [folio 419a] man is wroth with wikkedenesse & ageyn wekkedenesse And ther|fore seyth a wis man that Ire is bet than pley / [540] this ire is with debonoyrete & it is wroth with|oute bittyrnesse / not wroth ageyns the man; but wroth with the mysdede of man As seyth the prophete dauyd. Irascimini et nolite peccare. [541] Now vndirstondith that wekede yre is in two manerys that is to seyne sodeyn yre / or hastif Ire with-outyn a-visement & consentynye of resoun / [542] The menynge & the sens of this / is that the resoun of a man / ne con|sente not to thilke sodeyn yre / & thanne is it venyal [543] ¶ Anothir yre is / ful wekkede that comyth of felonye of herte auysed & cast be-forn wit wikkede wil to don vengeaunce / & therto his resoun consentith and sothly this is dedly synne / [544] this yre is so dis|plesaunt to god that it distorbelyth his hous / & chaseth the holy gost out of manys soule / & wastyth & dis|troieth the liknesse of god. that is to seyne the vertu that is in manys soule / [545] & put in hym the lyk|nesse of the deuyl / & be-nemyth the man from god that is his ryghtful lord [546] this ire is a ful greet plesaunce to the deuyl for it is the deuyllis furneys that is eschafid / with the fyr of helle / [547] for certis
