Discover[[49]] not your own [good] deed,

Neither for mirth, nor yet for meed.[[50]]

Gentle of speech—ye have your will;

But foul of speech—ye fare full ill.

If ye follow a worthier man,

Than ye yourself well reckon can,

Let your right shoulder follow his back,[[51]]

For that is nurture ye must not lack.

When he speaks, then hold you still;

When he has done, say then your will.