Bot syn[2] I am put to a poy{n}t þat pou{er}te hatte, [Sidenote: Poverty and patience are to be treated together.] I schal me poruay pacyence, & play me w{i}t{h} boþe; 36 For in þe tyxte, þere þyse two arn i{n} teme layde, [Sidenote: They are “fettled in one form,” and have one meed.] Hit arn fettled in on forme, þe forme & þe laste, & by quest of her quoyntyse enquylen on mede, & als i{n} myn vpynyou{n} hit arn of on kynde; 40 [Sidenote: Poverty will dwell where she lists, and man must needs suffer.] For þer as pouert hir proferes ho nyl be put vtt{er}, Bot lenge where-so-eu{er} hir lyst, lyke oþ{er} greme, & þere as pouert enpresses, þaȝ mon pyne þynk, Much maugre his mun,[3] he mot nede suffer, 44 [Sidenote: Poverty and patience are play-fellows.] Thus pou{er}te & pacyence arn nedes play-feres. Syþen I am sette w{i}t{h} he{m} samen, suffer me by-houes, Þe{n}ne is me lyȝtloker hit lyke & her lotes prayse, Þe{n}ne wyþ{er} wyth & be wroth & þe wers haue. 48 [Sidenote: What avails impatience, if God send affliction?] Ȝif me be dyȝt a destyné due to haue, What dowes me þe dedayn, oþ{er} dispit make? Oþ{er} ȝif my lege lorde lyst on lyue me to bidde, Oþ{er} to ryde, oþ{er} to re{n}ne, to rome i{n} his ernde, 52 What grayþed me þe grychchy{n}g bot grame more seche? Much ȝif he me ne made, maugref my chekes, [Sidenote: Patience is best.] & þe{n}ne þrat moste I þole, & vnþonk to mede, Þe[t] had bowed to his bode, bongre my hyure. 56 [Sidenote: Did not Jonah incur danger by his folly?] Did not Ionas i{n} Iude suche Iape su{m}-whyle, To sette hy{m} to sewrte, vnsou{n}de he hy{m} feches? Wyl ȝe tary a lyttel tyme[4] & tent me a whyle, I schal wysse yow þer-wyth as holy wryt telles. 60 [Sidenote 1: MS. _aswagend_.] [Sidenote 2: MS. _fyn_.] [Sidenote 3: _mon_ (?).] [Sidenote 4: MS. _tyne_.] [Headnote: JONAH IS SENT TO NINEVEH.] II.