That man þat schal þe wedde bifor god wiþ a ryng,
Loue þou [Omitted.] him & honoure moost of erþeli þing;
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Meekely þou him answere, [Answere hym faire] And not [nat] as an attir|ling,
And so maist þou slake [thow shalt stylle] his mood, And ben his dere derlynge:
A fair worde 5and a meeke
dooþ wraþþe slake,5 [5-5 to þy make oft wrethe doth stake]
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Mi leue child.
Fair of speche schalt þou be, gladde, & of mylde mood,
Trewe in worde & in dede, and in conscience [thy conscyence] good;
Kepe þee from synne, fro vilonye, & fro blame,
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And loke þat [Omitted.] þou beere þee so þat men seie þee no schame;
7For he þat in good lijf renneþ,
Ful ofte weel he wynneþ,7 [7-7 Good lyfe reneweth and welle wynneth]
Mi leue child.
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8Be of semeli semblaunt, wijs, and oþer8 [8-8 Of fayre semblant shalt thow be, wys, and of good manere] good maner,
Chaunge not þi contynaunce for nouȝt þat [page 105] þou may heere;
Fare not [nat] as a gigge, for nouȝt þat may bitide,
Lauȝe þou [Omitted.] not to loude,9 ne ȝane þou not to9 [9-9 long, ne yane nat] wide,
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10But lauȝe þou softe & myelde,
And be not of cheer to wielde,10 [10-10 Yet lawgh thow may & mery wordys say]
Mi leue child.
