Of the tenetz to winne or lese a chace
May no lyf wite, or that the bal be ronne;
Al stant in god, what thing men shal purchace:
Th'ende is in him, or that it be begonne;
Men sayn, the wolle, whan it is wel sponne,
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Doth that the cloth is strong and profitable,
And elles it may never be durable.
The worldes chaunces upon aventure
Ben ever set; but thilke chaunce of pees