thanne thilke power, that though men han it, yit they ben agast;
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and whanne thou woldest han it, thou nart nat siker; and
yif thou woldest forleten it, thou mayst nat eschuen it? But
whether swiche men ben frendes at nede, as ben conseyled by
fortune and nat by vertu? Certes, [swiche folk] as weleful
fortune maketh freendes, contrarious fortune maketh hem
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enemys. And what [pestilence] is more mighty for to anoye a
wight than a familier enemy?