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¶ A questyon of ȝow y craue,—
Resoun assoyleþ it by skille,—
Who may here soules saue,
To were an abyte, wole or nelle?
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Þenk on þy berþe, þenk on þy graue,
Þy fleschely lustes not fulfille;
For, helle ne heuene shal no man haue,
Mawgre his teeþ, aȝeyns his wille.
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¶ Thouȝ þou be of gentyl blod,
Þenk all com of Adam and Eue.
Gadre not in propre, worldis good;
Þat nes no religeous, but worldis reue.
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Þe herre degre, þe mekere of mood.
Tak no vengeance, þouȝ folk þe a-reue.
Lat comon lawe stonde as hit stood,
Loke no proude herte þy charyte meue.
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¶ Haue non enuye, [folio 118b] day ne nyȝt,
To goode lyuers bet þan ȝe,
But auyȝe faste wiþ all þy myȝt
To lyue beter þan doþ he:
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Þan countrefetest þou goddis knyȝt;
Þat is enuye in charite.
Alle þouȝtes in goddis doom are diȝt,
And dedes, after þat þey be.
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¶ Tho þat lyuen in fleschly delys,
Fro þat companye remewe;
Loue here bodyes, but not here vys,
And cherische hem to good vertue;
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And þo þat wil al-gate be nys,
Loke þou noȝt here maneres sewe.
Go to company þat is wys,
Lete fooles drynke þat þey dede brewe.
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