No More Learning

e adu{er}sites comen nat (he
seide in grec[;]) ? ere ? {a}t uertues han edified ? e bodie 4024
of ? e holy man.

[Sidenote: Providence often gives the direction of public affairs
to good men, in order to curb and restrain the malice of the
wicked. ]

and ofte tyme it bitide? ? at ? e
so{m}me of ? inges ? at ben to don is taken to good folk
to gouerne. for ? at ? e malice habundaunt of shrewes
sholde ben abatid.
[Sidenote: To some is given a mixture of good and evil, according
to what is most suitable to the dispositions of their minds. ]

{and} god ? eue? {and} dep{ar}ti? to o? er 4028
folk p{ro}sp[er]ites {and} aduersites ymedeled to hepe aftir
? e qualite of hire corages {and} remordi? som folk by
adu{er}sites.

[Sidenote: Upon some are laid moderate afflictions, lest they wax
proud by too long a course of prosperity. ]

for ? ei ne sholden nat wexen proude by
longe welefulnesse.

[Sidenote: Others suffer great adversities that their virtues may
be exercised, and strengthened by the practice of patience. ]

{and} o? er folk he suffre? to ben 4032
trauayled wi? harde ?