A litel grounde well tilled,
A litel house well filled,
A litel wife well willed,
Would make him live that were halfe killed.
Born of a Monday,
Fair in face;
Born of a Tuesday,
Full of God’s grace;
Born of a Wednesday,
Merry and glad;
Born of a Thursday,
Sour and sad;
Born of a Friday,
Godly given;
Born of a Saturday,
Work for your living;
Born of a Sunday,
Never shall we want;
So there ends the week,
And there’s an end on’t.
Monday for health,
Tuesday for wealth,
Wednesday the best day of all;
Thursday for losses,
Friday for crosses,
Saturday no day at all.
Sunrise, breakfast; sun high, dinner;
Sundown, sup, makes a saint of a sinner.