nis non, ne the thing al hool that they ne desire nat.'
'In which manere?' quod I.
'Thilke man,' quod she, 'that secheth richesses to fleen
povertee, he ne travaileth him nat for to gete power; for he
hath levere ben derk and vyl; and eek withdraweth from
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him-self many naturel delyts, for he nolde lese the moneye that
he hath assembled. But certes, in this manere he ne geteth
him nat suffisaunce [that power forleteth], and that molestie
prikketh, and that filthe maketh out-cast, and that derkenesse