THE TALE（第12页）

albeitthatmineancestorswererude，

yetmaythehighegod，—andsohopei，—

grantmehisgracetolivevirtuously:

thenamigentlewhenthatibegin

tolivevirtuously，andwaive*sin.*forsake

"andwhereasyeofpovertmerepreve，**reproach

thehighegod，onwhomthatwebelieve，

inwilfulpovertchosetoleadhislife:

andcertes，everyman，maiden，orwife

ma玉nderstandthatjesus，heavensking，

newouldnotchooseavirtuousliving.

*gladpovert*isanhonestthing，certain;*povertycheerfully

thiswillsenecandotherclerkessaynendured*

whosothat*holdshimpaidof*hispovert，*issatisfiedwith

iholdhimrichthoughhehathnotashirt.

hethatcovetethisapoorewight

forhewouldhavewhatisnotinhismight

buthethatnoughthath，norcovetethtohave，

isrich，althoughyeholdhimbutaknave.**slave，abjectwretch

*verypovertissinne，*properly.*theonlytruepovertyissin*

juvenalsaithofpovertmerrily:

thepooreman，whenhegoesbytheway

beforethethieveshemaysingandplay

povertishatefulgood，

and，asiguess，

afullgreat*bringeroutofbusiness;**deliverfromtrouble*

agreatamenderekeofsapience

tohimthattakethitinpatience.

povertisthis，althoughitseemelenge**strange

possessionthatnowightwillchallenge