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: