Nay, nay, Everyman, I sing another song; I follow no man in such voyages, For, and I went with thee, Thou shouldest fare much the worse for me: For because on me thou diddest set thy mind, Thy reckoning I have made blotted and blind, That thine account thou cannot make truly; And that hast thou for the love of me. EVERYMAN. That would grieve me full sore, When I should come to that fearful answer: Up, and let us go thither together. GOODS. Nay, not so; I am too brittle, I may not endure: I will follow no man one foot, be ye sure. EVERYMAN. Alas! I have thee loved, and had great pleasure All my life-days on my good and treasure. GOODS. That is to thy damnation without lesing, For my love is contrary to the love everlasting; But if thou had me loved moderately during, As to the poor give part for the love of me, Then shouldest thou not in this dolour have be, Nor in this great sorrow and care. EVERYMAN. Lo, now was I deceived, ere I was ware, And all, I may wete, mis-spending of time. GOODS. What, wenest thou that I am thine? EVERYMAN. I had went[88] so. GOODS. Nay, Everyman, I say no: As for a while I was lent thee; A season thou hast had me in prosperity; My condition is man's soul to kill, If I save one, a thousand I do spill: Weenest thou that I will follow thee? Nay, not fro this world, verily. EVERYMAN. I had weened otherwise. GOODS. Therefore to thy soul Good is a thief, For when thou art dead, this is my guise, Another to deceive in the same wise, As I have do thee, and all to his soul's reprefe. EVERYMAN. O false Good, cursed may thou be, Thou traitor to God, thou hast deceived me, And caught me in thy snare. GOODS. Marry, thou brought thyself in care, Whereof I am right glad: I must needs laugh, I cannot be sad. EVERYMAN. Ah, Good, thou hast had long my hearty love; I gave thee that which should be the Lord's above: But wilt thou not go with me indeed? I pray thee truth to say. GOODS. No, so God me speed; Therefore farewell, and have good day. EVERYMAN. Oh, to whom shall I make my moan, For to go with me in that heavy journey? First Fellowship he said he would with me gone; His words were very pleasant and gay, But afterward he left me alone. Then spake I to my kinsmen all in despair, And also they gave me words fair, They lacked no fair speaking; But all forsake me in the ending. Then went I to my Goods that I loved best, In hope to have found comfort; but there had I least: For my Goods sharply did me tell, That he bringeth many in hell. Then of myself I was ashamed, And so I am worthy to be blamed: Thus may I well myself hate. Of whom shall I now counsel take? I think that I shall never speed, Till that I go to my Good Deed; But, alas! she is so weak, That she can nother go nor speak: Yet will I venter on her now. My Good Deeds, where be you? GOOD DEEDS. Here I lie cold in the ground; Thy sins have me so sore bound, That I cannot stir. EVERYMAN.