And so he wol his time borwe, 10
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And wissheth after ‘God me sende,’
That whan he weneth have an ende,[1092]
Thanne is he ferthest to beginne.
Thus bringth he many a meschief inne
Unwar, til that he be meschieved,
And may noght thanne be relieved.
And riht so nowther mor ne lesse
It stant of love and of lachesce: