| Ape | Like Apes we be [toieng], till twentie and one, |
| Lyon | Then hastie as Lions till fortie be gone: |
| Foxe | Then wilie as Foxes, till threescore and three, |
| Asse | Then after for Asses accounted[1] we bee. |
Who plaies with his better, this lesson must knowe,
what humblenes Foxe to the Lion doth owe.
Foxe, Ape with his toieng[E379] and rudenes of Asse,
brings (out of good hower) displeasure to passe.
[1] accompted. 1577.
[62.]
Comparing good husband with vnthrift his brother,
The better discerneth the tone from the tother.[E380]
Chap. 51
1
Ill husbandrie [braggeth],
to go with the best:
Good husbandrie baggeth
vp gold in his chest.
2
Ill husbandry trudgeth,
with vnthrifts about:
Good husbandry [snudgeth],
for fear of a dout.