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us see I wel q{uo}d I. ey? er what blisfulnesse or ellys
what vnselinesse is estab[l]issed in ? e desertys of
goode men {and} of shrewes.

[Sidenote: But in Fortune I see a mixture of good and evil. The
wise man prefers riches, &c. , to poverty, &c. ]

? but in ? is ilke fortune
of poeple I see somwhat of goode. {and} somwhat of 3760
yuel. for no wise man ha? nat leuer ben exiled pore
{and} nedy {and} nameles. ? an forto dwellen in hys Citee
{and} flouren of rychesses.
{and} be redoutable by honoure.
{and} stronge of power

[Sidenote: And wisdom appears more illustrious, when wise men are
governors and impart their felicity to their subjects; and when
imprisonment, torture, &c. , are inflicted only upon bad citizens. ]

for in ? is wise more clerely {and} 3764
more witnesfully is ? e office of wise men ytretid whan
? e blisfulnes {and} [the] pouste of gouerno{ur}s is as it
were yshad amonges poeples ? at ben ney? boures {and}
subgit? . syn ? at namely prisou{n} lawe {and} ? ise o? er 3768
to{ur}ment? of lawful peynes ben ra? er owed to felonous
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