[6-text p 237] a man to done mony yuels [2754] ¶ And þere|for clepeþ Cassidor. pouert. þe moder of ruyen. [2755] þat is to seie þe moder of ouere þroweinge. or fallinge doune. [2756] And þerfor seiþ Pers Alphons. One of þe grettest aduersarie of þis werlde is; [2757] whan a fre be kinde or of birþe is constreyned be pouert to eten þe almes of his enemye; [2758] ¶ And þe same seiþ. Innocent In one of his bokes seiþ þat þe sorwe [folio 202a] Ful & þe mys happe is þe condicion of a pouer beggere. [2759] ffor if He axeþ nouht his mete he deyeþ for hungere; [2760] And if he ax he deyeþ for schame; And algates necessite constreineþ him to axe. [2761] And þer-for seiþ Salomon; þat better is to deie þan to haue suche pouert; [2762] ȝut seiþ Salo|mon; þat better is to deie of bitter deþe þan for to leue in suche wise; [2763] Be þes resouns þat .I. haue seide vnto ȝowe; and be mony oþere resons þat .I couþe sei; [2764] I graunt ȝowe wele þat riches bene good to hem þat geten hem wele; & to hem þat wele vsen hem. [2765] And þer-fore wil .I. schewe ȝowe howe ȝe schall haue ȝowe; [en amassant les richesses et en vsant de celles (MS Reg. 19 C xi, lf 61, back, col. 2.)]
2766] ¶ First ȝe schol geten hem with-oute grete desire be goode leyser so-keingly & nouht ouere Hastely; [2767] ffor a man þat is to desireinge to gette riches; aboundeneþ him first to þeft; & to all oþere yuels; [2768] And þere-fore seiþ Salomon. He þat hasteþ him ouere besilye to wax riche schal be none Innocent; [2769] He seiþe also þat þe richesse þat hastely commeþ to a man. Sone & lyhtly goþe & passeþ fro a man; [2770] ¶ But þat richesse þat commeþ litell & lytel wexiþ alweie & multiplieþ; [2771] ¶ And sire ȝe schal gete richesse ynouhe be ȝowre witte & be ȝoure trauaile vnto ȝoure profite [2772] And þat wiþ-owten wronge or harme; doinge to any oþere person; [2773] ¶ For þe lawe
