Child, be thou neither liar nor thief,
Be thou no meecher[[312]] for mischief.
Child, make thou no mows nor knacks,[[313]]
Before no men nor behind their backs.
But be of fair semblance and countenance,
For by fair manners men may thee advance.
Child, when thou goest in any street,
If thou any good man or woman meet,
Avale[[314]] thy hood to him or to her,
And bid “God speed, dame, or sir!”