most worth of richesses? Is it nat gold or might of moneye
assembled? Certes, thilke gold and thilke moneye shyneth and
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yeveth betere renoun [to hem that despenden it] thanne to thilke
folk that [mokeren it]; for avarice maketh alwey mokereres to ben
hated, and largesse maketh folk cleer of renoun. For sin that
swich thing as is transferred fram o man to another ne may nat
dwellen with no man; certes, thanne is thilke moneye precious
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whan it is translated into other folk and [stenteth to ben had], by