No More Learning

whi [? {a}t] ? e ? inges ben so mys 3772
entrechaunged. ? at to{ur}ment? felounes pressen {and}
confounden goode folk. {and} shrewes rauyssen medes of
vertue {and} ben i{n} hono{ur}s. {and} in grete estatis. [[pg 132]]

[Sidenote: I should like to hear the reason of so unjust a
distribution. ]

and I
desire eke to wite{n} of ? e. what seme? ? e to ben ?
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resou{n} of ? is so wrongful a confusiou{n}

[Sidenote: I should not marvel so much if _Chance_ were the cause
of all this confusion. ]

? For I wolde
wondre wel ? e lasse yif I trowed[e] ? at alle ? ise ? inges
were medeled by fortuouse hap.

[Sidenote: But I am overwhelmed with astonishment when I reflect,
that God the director of all things thus unequally distributes
rewards and punishments. ]

? But now hepe?
{and} encrese? myne astonyenge god gouerno{ur} of ? inges. 3780
? at so as god ?