Unnethe may men knowe a gleman from a kniht,
wel neih;
So is mieknesse driven adoun, and pride is risen on heih.
Thus is the ordre of kniht turned up-so-doun,
Also wel can a kniht chide as any skolde of a toun. 260
Hii sholde ben also hende as any levedi in londe,
And for to speke alle vilanie nel nu no kniht wonde
for shame;
And thus knihtshipe [is] acloied and waxen al fot lame.
Knihtshipe is acloied and deolfulliche i-diht;