For he that yeveth, yeldeth,

And yarketh hym to reste;

And he that biddeth, borweth,

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And bryngeth hymself in dette.

For beggeres borwen evere mo,

And hir borgh is God almyghty,

To yelden hem that yeveth hem,

And yet usure moore.

[Quare non dedisti pecuniam meam]