thinges? So is thanne the condicioun of thinges torned up-so-down,
that a man, that is a devyne [beest] by merite of his resoun,
thinketh that him-self nis neither faire ne noble, but-yif it be
thorugh possessioun of ostelments that ne han no sowles. And
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certes, al other thinges ben apayed of hir owne beautee; but ye
men, that ben semblable to god by your resonable thought,
desiren to aparailen your excellent kinde [of the lowest] thinges;
ne ye understonden nat how greet a wrong ye don to your
creatour. For he wolde that mankinde were most worthy and