No More Learning

ten nat ben wist byforn. {and} ? at no ? inge ne may
ben comp{re}hendid by science but certeyne.

[Sidenote: And if things uncertain in their events are foreseen as
certain, this knowledge is nothing more than a false opinion. ]

{and} yif ? o
? inges ? at ne han no certeyne bytidynges ben ypurueied
as certeyn.

[Sidenote: For it is very remote from true knowledge to judge of
things otherwise than they really are. ]

it sholde ben dirkenesse of oppiniou{n} nat 4752
so? efastnesse of science [{and} ? {o}u weenyst ? {a}t it be diu{er}se
fro the hoolnesse of science / ? {a}t any man sholde deme
a thing to ben oother weys thanne it is it self].
[Sidenote: The cause of this error is that men imagine that their
knowledge is wholly derived from the nature of the things known,
whereas it is quite the reverse. ]

and ? e
cause of ? is errour is. ? at of alle ? e ? inges ? at euery 4756
wy? t ha? yknowe. ? ei wenen ? at ? o ? inges ben y-knowe
al oonly by ?