Of > By; from still > ever, continually
5 Till envious men, fearing their rule's decay, 6 Gan coin strait laws to curb their liberty;
Gan > Did strait > strict
7 Yet sith they warlike arms have laid away,
sith > since
8 They have excelled in arts and policy,
policy > statecraft; sagacity, shrewdness
9 That now we foolish men that praise begin eke to envy.
That > [So that] praise > virtue, merit, praiseworthiness eke > also envy > begrudge, resent
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