Cupido, which of love is lord,

He set the thinges in discord,

That thei that lest to love entende

Fulofte he wole hem yive and sende

Most of his grace; and thus I finde

That he that scholde go behinde,[1242]

Goth many a time ferr tofore:

So wot I noght riht wel therfore,[1243] 1740

On whether bord that I schal seile.

Thus can I noght miself conseile,