To knowen frend fro foo in thi merowr)

So mochel hath yit thy whirlynge vp and down

I-tawht me for to knowe in an howr [12]

But trewely no fors of thi reddowr)

To hym þat ouer hym self hath the maystrye

My suffysaunce shal be my socour)

For fynaly fortune I. thee deffye [16]

¶ O socrates þou stidfast chaumpyoun

She neuer myht[e] be thi tormentowr

Thow neuer dreddest hyr oppressyoun