Thei setten upon thilke dede,
And spille more than thei spede;
For allewey thei finde a lette,[1331]
Which bringeth in poverte and dette
To hem that riche were afore:
The lost is had, the lucre is lore, 2590
To gete a pound thei spenden fyve;
I not hou such a craft schal thryve
In the manere as it is used:
It were betre be refused