Come, I will show thee a friend; I will paint one worthy of thy trust:
Thine heart shall not weary of him: thou shalt not secretly despise him.
Thou art long in learning him, in unravelling all his worth;
And he dazzleth not thine eyes at first, to be darkened in thy sight afterward,
But riseth from small beginnings, and reacheth the height of thine esteem.
He remembereth that thou art only man; he expecteth not great things from thee:
And his forbearance toward thee silently teacheth thee to be considerate unto him.
He despiseth not courtesy of manner, nor neglecteth the decencies of life:
Nor mocketh the failings of others, nor is harsh in his censures before thee:
For so, how couldst thou tell, if he talketh not of thee in ridicule?