Why let hypocrisy, presumption, make thee boast?”
Joy not o’er great prosperity. It does not last.
Airs give not thou thyself; thou’rt but a passing guest.
They whose eternal kingship lasts beyond all times,[177]
Who sing God’s praise beyond the seven spheres and climes,490
They more endure than transient reigns of kings’ short rolls.
They are the never-failing feeders of men’s souls.
If thou the pleasures of the world short time forego,
Eternal bliss may compensate th’ imbroglio.
Know that this nether world but for a period lasts.