+Sendeð+ sum god bi{}foren eow. þe hw[i]le þ̵ ȝe muȝen to houene. 25 for betere is an elmesse biforen{;} þenne boð eft{er} souene. Alto lome ich habbe igult a werke ⁊ o worde. Al to muchel ich habbe ispent. to litel ihud in horde. Ne beo þe loure þene þe solf{;} ne þin mei. ne þin maȝe. Soht is þ̵ is oðer`s´ monnes frond bet{re} þen his aȝen. 30 Ne lipnie wif to hire were. ne were to his wiue bo for him solue ech .M{on}. þe `h´wile þ̵ he bo aliue. [Linenotes: 27. _ịḷich_ MS. || 28. _ịḥ ich_ MS.] Sende god biforen him man þe hwile he mai to heuene For betre is on almesse biforen þan ben after seuene. Ne bie þe leuere þan þe self ne þi mæi ne þi mowe Sot is þe is oðer mannes frend betere þan his owen. 30 Ne hopie wif to hire were ne were to his wiue Be for him self afric man þe hwile he beð aliue. +Wis is þe to him solue þench+ þe hwile þe mot libben. for sone wule hine forȝeten þe fremede ⁊ þe sibbe. þe wel ne deð þe hwile he mai{;} ne scal wenne he walde. 35 Monies monnes sare iswinc habbeð oft un{}holde. Ne scal na mon don afirst. ne slawen wel to done. for moni mon bihateð wel þe hit forȝeteð sone. Þe .M{on}. þe wule siker bon to habben Godes blisse. do wel him solf hwile þ̵ he mai{;} þenne haueð he his mid iwisse. 40 þes riche .M{en}. weneð bon siker þurh walle ⁊ þurh diche. þe deð his echte on sikere stude he hit sent to heueneriche. Wis þe him selue biðencheð þe hwile he mót libben For sone willeð him forȝiete þe fremde ⁊ þe sibbe. Þe wel ne doð þe hwile he mai ne sal he þan he wolde. 35 For manimannes sore iswinc habbeð ofte unholde. Ne solde noman don a furst ne laten wel to done For maniman bihoteð wel þat hi forȝieteð sone. Þe man þe wile siker ben to habben godes blisse. Do wel him self þe hwile he mai þanne haueð hes mid iwisse. 40 Þe richemen weneð siker ben þu`r´ch wallen ⁊ thurh dichen. He deð his aihte an siker stede þe hit sent to heueriche. for þer ne þerf he bon of{}dred of fure ne of þoue þer ne | þerf he him binimen þe laðe ne þe loue. [f. 60v þer ne þerf he habben kare of ȝeve ne of ȝelde. 45 þider he sent. ⁊ solf bereð to lutel ⁊ to selde. +þider we sculen draȝen+ ⁊ don wel ofte ⁊ ilome. for þer ne scal me us naut binimen mid wrangwise dome. þider ȝe sculen ȝorne draȝen. walde ȝe god ileue. for ne mei þ{er} hit ou binimen king ne reue. 50 [Linenotes: 45. _ȝeve_] _v_ corr. out of _f_ MS. || 50. _þer_] _þ̵_ MS.]