1Pacience is a poynt, thagh hit displese ofte.
2When heuy herttes ben hurt wyth hethyng other elles,
3Suffraunce may aswag[en] hem & the swleme lethe,
4For ho quelles vche a qued & quenches malyce;
5For quoso suffer cowthe syt, sele wolde folge,
6& quo for thro may noght thole, the thikker he sufferes.
7then is better to abyde the bur vmbestoundes
8then ay throw forth my thro, thagh me thynk ylle.
9I herde on a halyday, at a hyge masse,
10How Mathew melede that his Mayster His meyny con teche.
11Atht happes He hem hyght & vcheon a mede,
12Sunderlupes, for hit dissert, vpon a ser wyse:
13Thay arn happen that han in hert pouerte,
14For hores is the heuen-ryche to holde for euer;
15thay ar happen also that haunte mekenesse,
16For thay schal welde this worlde & alle her wylle haue;
17Thay ar happen also that for her harme wepes,
18For thay schal comfort encroche in kythes ful mony;
19thay ar happen also that hungeres after rygt,
20For thay schal frely be refete ful of alle gode;
21Thay ar happen also that han in hert rauthe,
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