human
Ac er that kyng come, Caym shal awake. But Do-wel shal dyngen hym adoun, And destruye his myghte.
gpt
Thanne is Do-wel and Do-bet, quod I,
human
I nel noght scorne, quod Scripture,
gpt
But if scryveynes lye; Kynghod ne knyghthod, By noght I kan a-wayte, 6280 Helpeth noght to hevene-ward Oone heris ende; Ne richesse right noght, Ne reautee of lordes. Poul preveth it impossible Riche men to have hevene. Salomon seith also That silver is worst to lovye: _Nihil iniquius quam amare pecuniam._ 6290 And Caton kenneth us to coveiten it Naught but as nede techeth, _Dilige denarium, sed parce dilige formam._ = And patriarkes and prophetes, And poetes bothe, Writen to wissen us {194} To wilne no richesse, And preiseden poverte with pacience; The apostles bereth witnesse 6300 That thei han eritage in hevene, And by trewe righte; Ther riche men no right may cleyme, But of ruthe and grace.
human
quod I,