LXIII.
The disporte trust not to mychyll opon
Of Dyane, for þer is disporte right none
For them þat ben in knyghthode pursewyng
That shuld cause them to haunt to mych huntyng.
Dyane is called godess off the wode and of huntyng; so it is seide to the good knyght pursewyng the hight name of armes þat he shulde not mvse to myche in the disportes of huntyng, for it is a |f. 46.| thyng that longeth to ydylnes. And Arystotle seith that ydilnes ledyth a man to all inconveniences.
That a man shuld not folwe to myche Dyanes disporte, the wiche is take for ydilnes, the goode speryte may noote the same, and that is to eschew. Seynt Grygori seyth, “Do euer some goode thynge, that the fende may allway fynde the occupied in some goode occupacion.” To this purpose the wyse man seith, [“Consideravit semitas domus suæ et panem otiosa non comedit”].[[403]]