The wordes maken frend of fo,[1051]
And fo of frend, and pes of werre,
And werre of pes, and out of herre
The word this worldes cause entriketh,[1052]
And reconsileth whan him liketh.
The word under the coupe of hevene
Set every thing or odde or evene; 1580
With word the hihe god is plesed,
With word the wordes ben appesed,
The softe word the loude stilleth;