Þt þei suffre pore men mysfar;
We see hem fayr grehoundis fede
And suffren þe pore to deyen for nede,
And euyl example þus þei gyue
To hir pareschyns euyle to lyue.
For me þinkeþ it is no ferly [i.e. wonder]
Þouh lewid folk lyue in foly,
Whan þei seen prestis and persouns
Mistake agen god as felouns.
Goddis felouns I hem calle