cause! Lo! in adversitè, thilk ben his foes that glosed and
semed frendes in welth; thus arn his familiers his foes and his
enemyes; and nothing is werse, ne more mighty for to anoy than
is a familier enemy; and these thinges may they not weyve; so
trewly their might is not worth a cresse. And over al thinge, he
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that may not withdrawe the brydel of his flesshly lustes and his
wrecched complayntes (now think on thy-selfe) trewly he is not
mighty; I can seen no way that lyth to the knotte. Thilke
people than, that setten their hertes upon suche mightes and