Sum man may ley ther-to hys ere;
Thow wenyst he be thy frend; he ys thy foo certeyne;
Peraventor aftyr A ȝere or tweyne—
Thow trowyst as tru as eny stele,—
Thys woord yn wreth thow schalt hyre A-gayne!
Whate euer thow sey, A-vyse the welle!
Meny man spekyth yn hastenys:
hyt hyndryth hym and eke hys frende;
hym were welle beter his tonge to sese
Than they both ther-for be schende.