sin that richesses ne may nat al don awey nede, but richesses
maken nede, [what may it thanne be], that ye wenen that richesses
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mowen yeven you suffisaunce?
Pr. III. 2. A. om. youre biginninge. 15. C. ataynt; A. a-teint. 24. A. that (for And). // A. om. nat that ... for. // A. thou lakkedest; Ed. the lacked. 34. A. a wyȝt (for aught). 35. C. suffysaunte; A. suffisaunt. 37, 40. A. rycchesse. 46. C. sholdesthow. 47. A. bynymen. // C. febelere; A. febler. 50. C. om. hem. 54. C. deffende. 56. A. nedith. 60. A. rycchesse. 63. A. threst. 64. C. the; A. thei. 65. A. y-nouȝ. 66. A. threst. 68. C. om. nat. // C. vtrely; A. outerly. 69, 70. C. fulfyd; A. fulfilled (twice). 72. C. aueryce; A. auarice. 73. C. rychesse (1st time only); A. rychesse (twice). // C. alwey; A. awey.
Metre III.
Quamvis fluente diues auri gurgite.
Al were it so that a riche coveytous man hadde a [river] fletinge
al of gold, [yit sholde it never] staunchen his coveitise; and though
he hadde his nekke y-charged with precious stones of the [rede]