but ?ou mayst sein
what vnreste may ben a wors co{n}fusiou{n} ?an ?{a}t goode men han
so{m}me tyme aduersite. {and} so{m}tyme p{ro}sperite. ? and shrewes also
han now ?inges ?at ?ei desiren. {and} now ?i{n}ges ?at ?ei haten
? whe?
er men lyuen now in swiche
hoolnesse
of ?
ou?t. as who sei?. ben
men now so wise. ?at swiche folk as ?ei demen to ben goode folk or
shrewes ?{a}t it mot nedes ben ?at folk ben swiche as ?ei wenen. but in
?is manere ?e domes of men discorden. ?
