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THe Wolfe hauing much prouision of meat, liued at ease, to whome the Foxe came and demaunded the cause of his ease: the Wolfe perceiuing that he enuied his good fare, fained sicknesse to be the cause therof, and he prayed the Foxe, to beséeche the Gods for his healthe: The Foxe being grieued that his purpose woulde not prosper, went to a Shepeherd, and willed him to go to the Wolues den, where sodainly he might
take his enimie that liued void of care: the shep∣herde assaulted the Wolfe, & slue him, the Fox possessed his denne with al the good chéere, but he enioyed it no long time, for the same shepeherde caught him likewise.
MOR. Enuie is a lothseome thing, & hée that is ye cause thereof cōmonly maketh a rod for him selfe. Horace in his .1. boke of Epistles writeth.
The enuious man doth grudge to see his neighbors goodes arise, The Sicil tyrants coulde not vvell a greater plage deuise.