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seke? rychesse to fleen pouerte. he ne trauayle? hym
nat to for to gete power for he ha? leuer ben dirk {and}
vile. {and} eke wi? drawe? from hym selfe many naturel
delit? for he nolde lesen ? e moneye ? at he ha? assembled. 2344

[Sidenote: He who lacks power, is pricked with trouble, and
rendered an outcast and obscure by his sordid ways, does not
possess sufficiency. ]

but certis in ? is manere he ne geti?
hym nat [[pg 85]]
suffisaunce ? at power forleti? . {and} ? at moleste p{re}ke? .
{and} ? at fil? e make? outcaste. {and} ? at derknesse hide? .

[Sidenote: He who only aims at power squanders his riches, and
despises delights and honours unaccompanied by power. ]

and certis he ? {a}t desire?