No More Learning

e lesynge of
? ilke blisfulnesse ne be nat sorweful to hym. {and} ? erfore
he wol chaunge hys maneres. and for he dredi?
to lese hys fortune. he forleti? hys wickednesse. 4068

[Sidenote: Upon others unmerited happiness is conferred, which at
last precipitates them into deserved destruction. ]

to o? er folk is welefulnesse y? eue{n} vnwor? ily ? e whiche
ouer? rowe?
hem in to destrucc{i}ou{n} ? at ? ei han deserued.

[Sidenote: To some there is given the power of chastisement, in
order both to exercise the virtues of the good and to punish the
wicked. ]

and to som o? er folk is ? euen power to
punisse{n}. for ? at it shal be cause of continuac{i}ou{n} {and} 4072
ex{er}cisinge to good[e] folk. {and} cause of to{ur}ment to
shrewes.

[Sidenote: For as there is no alliance between good and bad, so
neither can the vicious agree together. ]

? For so as ? er nis none alyaunce bytwixe
good[e] folke {and} shrewes. ne shrewes ne mowen nat
accorde{n} amo{n}ges hem self

[Sidenote: And how should they? Their vices make them at war with
themselves, rending and tearing their consciences, and there is
scarce anything they do, but what afterwards they disapprove of.