ilke
sentence of plato is uerray {and} so?e. ?{a}t sey? ?at oonly wiseme{n}
may [doon] ?at ?ei desiren. {and} shrewes mowen haunten ?at hem lyke?.
but ?at ?ei desiren ?at is to seyne to comen to souereyne good ?
ei ne
han no power to
acomplissen
?
at. ? For shrewes don ?at hem list whan by
?o ?inges in whiche ?ei deliten ?ei wenen to atteyne to ?ilke good ?at
?ei desiren. but ?ei ne geten ne atteynen nat ?er to. ?