[Sidenote: Upon the whole, then, none of those enjoyments which thou didst consider as thy own did ever properly belong to thee.] so þ{a}t by alle þise forseide þinges. it is clerly shewed þat neuer none of þilke þinges þat þou accou{m}ptedest for þin goodes nas nat þi goode. [Sidenote: If they be not desirable, why shouldst thou grieve for the loss of them?] ¶ In þe whiche þinges yif þer be no beaute to ben desired. 1252 [Linenotes: 1172 _strenger_--strenger{e} _vndirstonde_--vndyrstond 1173 _nar[e]_--ne weere 1174 _be þine_--ben thyn 1175 _foule_--fowl 1176 _Richesse_--Rychessis 1178 _rycchesse_--rychesses 1179, 1180 _golde_--gold 1180 _better_--betere 1181 _þen_--thanne 1182 _mokeres_--mokereres 1183 _folke clere_--folk cler 1184 _swiche_--swich _from_--fram 1187 _stynteþ_--stenteth 1188 _haþ_--MS. haþe 1189 _world_--worlde 1190 _al_--alle 1191 _al hool_--omitted 1193 _myche folke_--moche folk{e} _rycchesse_--rychesses 1194 _myche_--moche 1196 _forgon_--MS. forgone 1197 _þise_--this _rycchesses_--rychesse [_ne_]--from C. 1198 _on_--o 1199 _wiþ-oute_--with-owten _al_--alle _folke_--folk{e} 1200 _preciouse_--p{re}syous 1201 _in_--omitted _warde_--ward _seyne_--seyn 1202 _beaute_ (1)--beautes _For_--but 1203 _in_--in the 1204 _whiche_--which 1207 _ioynture_--Ioyngture 1208 _faire_--fayr _haþ_--MS. haþe 1210 _laste_--last _worlde_--world 1212 _myche_--mochel 1213 _desserued_--MS. desseyued, C. desseruyd _weye_--wey _shullen_--sholden 1215 _mychel_--mochel 1217 _fair werk_--fayr{e} werke _worlde_--world 1219 _clere_--cler 1222 _darst þou glorifie_--darsthow gloryfyen 1225 _in_--in the 1229 _Syche_--Soth 1230 _on_--to 1231, 1235, 1237 _wilt_--wolt 1238 _shullen_--shollen 1239 _fair_--fayre 1240 _whiche_--which 1242 _werkeman_--werkman 1246 _house_--hows _lorde_--lord 1248 _goodenes_--goodnesse 1250 _shewed_--I-shewyd _none_--oon 1251 _þin_--thine _goode_--good] [[pg 48]] [Headnote: RICHES BRING ANXIETIES.] whi sholdest þou be sory yif þou leese hem. or whi sholdest þou reioysen þe to holden hem. [Sidenote: If they are fair by nature, what is that to thee?] ¶ For if þei ben fair of hire owen kynde. what app{er}teneþ þat to þe. [Sidenote: They would be equally agreeable whether thine or not.] for as wel sholde þei han ben faire by hem self. 1256 þouȝ þei were{n} dep{ar}tid from alle þin rycchesse.