¶ Withe thy fyngres make thow nat thy tale;
Be wele avised, namly in tendre age,
To drynk by mesure bothe wyne and ale;
Be nat copious also of langage;
As tyme requyrithe, shewe out thy visage,
To gladde ne to sory, but kepe atwene tweyne,
For losse or lucre or any case sodayne.
make] Rel. Ant., marke
¶ Be meke in mesure, nat hasti, but tretable;
Ouer moche is nat worthe in no maner thyng;