his richesses to the eyres of strange folkes. And som man is
gladed with children, but he wepeth ful sory for the trespas of
his sone or of his doughter. And for this ther ne acordeth no
wight lightly to the condicioun of his fortune; [for alwey] to every
man ther is in som-what that, unassayed, he ne wot nat; or elles
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he dredeth that he hath assayed. And adde this also, that every
weleful man hath a ful delicat felinge; so that, but-yif alle thinges
bifalle at his owne wil, for he is impacient, or is nat used to han
non adversitee, anon he is throwen adoun for every litel thing.