Sche which oure Eldemoder is,[1294]
The Erthe, bothe that and this
Receiveth and alich devoureth,
That sche to nouther part favoureth.[1295]
So wot I nothing after kinde
Where I mai gentilesse finde.
For lacke of vertu lacketh grace,
Wherof richesse in many place,
Whan men best wene forto stonde,[1296]
Al sodeinly goth out of honde: 2260