For if he then withholde his methe[8],
Eftsons he wylle forcast þi dethe.
¶ Where-sere þou sitt at mete in borde,
Avoide þe cat at on bare worde
For yf þou stroke cat oþer dogge,
Þou art lyke an ape teyȝed with a clogge.
¶ Also eschewe, with-outen stryfe,
To foule þe borde clothe with þi knyfe;
Ne blow not on þy drynke ne mete,
Neþer for colde, neþer for hete;