human
God woot, quod Wisdom,
gpt
That were noght the beste; And he amendes nowe make, Lat maynprise hym have, And be borgh for his bale, And buggen hym boote, 2260 And so amenden that is mys-do And evere moore the bettre.
human
Bettre is that boote Bale a-doun brynge, Than bale be y-bet, And boote never the bettre.
gpt
Have this, man, of me, quod she,
human
To amenden thi scathe, For I wol wage for Wrong He wol do so na-moore.
gpt
For he hath waged me wel, As Wisdom hym taughte, And I forgyve hym that gilt With a good wille, So that the kyng assente, I kan seye no bettre; For Mede hath me amendes maad, I may na-moore axe.
human
Nay, quod the kyng tho,
gpt
So me Crist helpe! 2290 Wrong wendeth noght so a-wey, Erst wole I wite moore. For lope he so lightly, Laughen he wolde; And eft the boldere be To bete myne hewen; But Reson have ruthe on hym, He shal reste in my stokkes; And that as longe as he lyveth, But lownesse hym borwe.