Diligence.

Sedulitas.

Diligence, 1. loveth labours,
avoideth Sloth,
is always at work,
like the Pismire, 2.
and carrieth together,
as she doth, for herself,
Store of all things, 3.		Sedulitas, 1. amat labores,
fugit Ignaviam,
semper est in opere,
ut Formica, 2.
& comportat,
ut illa, sibi,
omnium rerum Copiam, 3.
She doth not always
sleep, or make holidays,
as the Sluggard, 4.
and the Grashopper, 5. do,
whom Want, 6.
at the last overtaketh.		Non semper
dormit, ferias agit,
aut ut Ignavus, 4.
& Cicada, 5.
quos Inopia, 6.
tandem premit.
She pursueth what things
she hath undertaken
chearfully,
even to the end;
she putteth nothing off
till the morrow,
nor doth she sing
the Crow’s song, 7.
which saith over and over,
Cras, Cras.		Urget incepta

alacriter
ad finem usque;
procrastinat nihil,

nec cantat
cantilenam Corvi, 7.
qui ingeminat
Cras, Cras.
After labours
undergone, and ended,
being even wearied,
she resteth her self;
but being refreshed with Rest,
that she may not use her self
to Idleness, she falleth again
to her Business,		Post labores
exantlatos,
& lassata,
quiescit;
sed recreata Quiete,
ne adsuescat
Otio, redit
ad Negotia.
A diligent Scholar
is like Bees, 8.
which carry honey
from divers Flowers, 9.
into their Hive, 10.		Diligens Discipulus,
similis est Apibus, 8.
qui congerunt mel
ex variis Floribus, 9.
in Alveare suum, 10.

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Temperance.

Temperantia.

Temperance, 1.
prescribeth a mean
to meat and drink, 2.
and restraineth the desire,
as with a Bridle, 3.
and so moderateth all things,
lest any thing
too much be done.		Temperantia, 1.
præscribit modum
Cibo & Potui, 2.
& continet cupidinem,
ceu Freno, 3.
& sic moderatur omnia
ne quid
nimis fiat.
Revellers
are made drunk, 4.
they stumble, 5.
they spue, 6.
and babble, 7.[*]		Heluones (ganeones)
inebriantur, 4.
titubant, 5.
ructant (vomunt), 6.
& rixantur, 7.
From Drunkenness
proceedeth Lasciviousness;
from this a lewd Life
amongst Whoremasters, 8.
and Whores, 9.
in kissing,
touching,
embracing,
and dancing, 10.		E Crapula
oritur Lascivia;
ex hâc Vita libidinosa
inter Fornicatores, 8.
& Scorta, 9.
osculando (basiando),
palpando,
amplexando,
& tripudiando, 10.

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