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