4 His alms for want of faith he does accuse; alms > charitable actions 5 So every good to bad he does abuse: So every good to bad he does abuse > [He imputes his own values to everyone else; "abuse" here = "misrepresent"] 6 And eke the verse of famous poets' wit eke > also 7 He does backbite, and spiteful poison spews 8 From leprous mouth on all that ever writ: writ > was written; _or:_ wrote 9 Such one vile Envy was, that fifth in row did sit. 104.33 And him beside rides fierce reuenging _Wrath_, 2 Vpon a Lion, loth for to be led; And in his hand a burning brond he hath, 4 The which he brandisheth about his hed; His eyes did hurle forth sparkles fiery red, 6 And stared sterne on all, that him beheld, As ashes pale of hew and seeming ded; 8 And on his dagger still his hand he held, Trembling through hasty rage, when choler in him sweld. 1 And him beside rides fierce revenging Wrath, 2 Upon a lion, loath to be led; 3 And in his hand a burning brand he has, brand > brand; _or, perhaps:_ sword 4 Which he brandishes about his head; 5 His eyes did hurl forth sparkles fiery red, 6 And stared stern on all that him beheld, stern > fiercely, mercilessly 7 As ashes pale of hue, and seeming dead; hue > colour [his complexion was as pale as ashes] 8 And on his dagger still his hand he held, still > continuously 9 Trembling through hasty rage, when choler in him swelled. choler > (One of the four principal humours of the body, which, according to medieval belief, determine one's mental and physical attributes: phlegm, blood, black bile, and choler. Choler was associated with rage) 104.34 His ruffin raiment all was staind with blood, 2 Which he had spilt, and all to rags yrent, Through vnaduized rashnesse woxen wood; 4 For of his hands he had no gouernement, Ne car'd for bloud in his auengement: 6 But when the furious fit was ouerpast, His cruell facts he often would repent; 8 Yet wilfull man he neuer would forecast, How many mischieues should ensue his heedlesse hast. 1 His ruffin raiment all was stained with blood ruffin > ruffian, ruffianly (also the name of a fiend, and a cant- word for the Devil) raiment > clothing 2 Which he had spilt, and all to rags rent, rent > torn 3 Through unadvised rashness waxed wood; unadvised > ill-considered waxed > grown, become wood > furious, mad [When through ill-considered rashness he had become furious] 4 For of his hands he had no government, government > control 5 Nor cared for blood in his avengement: cared for > cared about, shrank from [shedding] avengement > vengeance 6 But, when the furious fit was overpassed, overpassed > over, at an end 7 His cruel facts he often would repent; facts > deeds 8 Yet, wilful man, he never would forecast forecast > [consider beforehand] 9 How many mischiefs should ensue his heedless haste.