¶ Go not forth{e} as a dombe freke, Syn god hase laft the tonge to speke; 256 Lest meñ sey be sibbe or couthe,[9] “Ȝond is a mo{n} w{i}t{h}-outen mouthe.” ¶ Speke neu{er} vnhonestly of woma{n} kynde, Ne let hit neu{er} renne in þy mynde; 260 Þe boke hym call{es} a chorle of chere, That vylany spekes be weme{n} sere: For all{e} we ben of wymme{n} borñ, And oure fadurs vs be-forne; 264 Þ{er}for{e} hit is a vnhonest thyng To speke of hem in any hethyng.[10] ¶ Also a wyfe be-falle of ryȝt To worschyp hyr husbonde bothe day {and} nyȝt, 268 To his byddyng be obediente, And hym to s{er}ue w{i}t{h}-outen offence. ¶ Yf two brether be at debate, Loke noþ{er} þ{o}u forþ{er} in hor hate, 272 But helpe to staunche hom of malice; Þen þ{o}u art frende to bothe I-wys. ¶ Ȝif þ{o}u go w{i}t{h} a-noþ{er} at þo gate, And ȝe be bothe of on astate, 276 Be curtasye and let hym haue þe way, That is no vylanye, as me{n} me say; And he be come{n} of gret kynraden, Go no be-fore þawgh þ{o}u be beden; 280 And yf þ{a}t he þy mayst{ur} be, Go not be-fore, for curtasé, Noþ{er} in fylde, wode, noþ{er} launde, Ne euen hym w{i}t{h}, but he c{om}maunde. 284 ¶ Yf þ{o}u schalle on pilg{ri}mage go, Be not þe thryd felaw for wele ne wo; Thre oxen in plowgh may neu{er} wel drawe, [Fol. 17.] Noþ{er} be craft, ryȝt, ne lawe. 288 ¶ Ȝif þ{o}u be p{ro}fert to drynk of cup, Drynke not al of, ne no way sup; Drynk menskely and gyf agayne, Þ{a}t is a curtasye, to speke in playne. 292 ¶ In bedde yf þou falle herberet to be, W{i}t{h} felawe, maystur, or her degré, Þ{o}u schalt enquer{e} be curtasye In what p{ar}[t] of þe bedde he wylle lye; 296 Be honest and lye þ{o}u fer hym fro, Þ{o}u art not wyse but þ{o}u do so. [Headnote: HOW TO BEHAVE.] ¶ W{i}t{h} woso men, boþe fer and negh, The falle to go, loke þ{o}u be slegh 300 To aske his nome, and qweche he be, Whidur he will{e}: kepe welle þes thre. ¶ W{i}t{h} freres on pilg{ri}mage yf þ{a}t þ{o}u go, Þ{a}t þei will{e} ȝyme,[11] wilne þ{o}u also; 304 Als on nyȝt þ{o}u take þy rest, And byde þe day as tru ma{n}nes gest. ¶ In no kyn house þ{a}t rede mon is, Ne womo{n} of þo same colour y-wys, 308 Take neu{er} þy Innes for no kyn nede, For þose be folke þ{a}t ar to drede. ¶ Yf any thurgh sturnes þe oppose, Onswere hym mekely {and} make hym glose: 312 But glosand wordys þ{a}t falsed is, Forsake, and alle that is omys.