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t ? at be t{ra}nsformed in to vices. ? ou ne mayst nat
wene ? at he be a man.

[Sidenote: The greedy robber, you will say, is like a _wolf_. ]

? For ? if he [be] ardaunt in
auarice. {and} ? at he be a rauyno{ur} by violence of 3460
foreine rychesse. ? ou shalt seyn ? at he is lyke to a
wolf.

[Sidenote: He who gives no rest to his abusive tongue, you may
liken to a _hound_.
]

{and} yif he be felonous {and} wi? out reste {and}
ex{er}cise hys tonge to chidynges. ? ou shalt lykene hym
to ? e hounde.

[Sidenote: Does he delight in fraud and trickery? then is he like
young _foxes_. ]

{and} yif he be a p{re}ue awaito{ur} yhid {and} 3464
reioyse? hym to rauysshe by wyles. ? ou shalt seyne
hym lyke to ? e fox whelpes.

[Sidenote: Is he intemperate in his anger? then men will compare
him to a raging _lion_. ]

? And yif he be distempre
{and} quaki?