¶ 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;