And wole, til hit be wered out, or oþerwise ychaunged. 85

Forþy rebuke me ryght nouht, Reson, ich ȝow praye;

For in my conscience ich knowe what Crist wolde þat ich wrouhte.

Preyers of <a> parfyt man and penaunce discret

Ys þe leueste labour þat oure Lord pleseþ.

Non de solo,' ich seide, 'for soþe uiuit homo, 90

Nec in pane et pabulo, þe Paternoster witnesseþ:

Fiat uoluntas [tua] fynt ous alle þynges.'

Quath Conscience, 'By Crist! ich can nat see this lyeþ;

Ac it semeth nouht parfytnesse in cytees for to begge,