The lenger life, I wote the greater sin, 2 The greater sin, the greater punishment: All those great battels, which thou boasts to win, 4 Through strife, and bloud-shed, and auengement, Now praysd, hereafter deare thou shalt repent: 6 For life must life, and bloud must bloud repay. Is not enough thy euill life forespent? 8 For he, that once hath missed the right way, The further he doth goe, the further he doth stray. 1 "The longer life, I wot, the greater sin, wot > know, know for a fact 2 The greater sin, the greater punishment: 3 All those great battles (which you boast to win 4 Through strife, and bloodshed, and avengement), avengement > vengeance 5 Now praised, hereafter dear you shall repent: dear > dearly 6 For life must life, and blood must blood, repay. 7 Is not enough your evil life forespent? Is not enough your evil life forespent? > [Is it not enough that your evil life has been utterly wasted? Or, more probably: Has not enough of your evil life already been utterly wasted?] 8 For he that once has missed the right way, 9 The further he does go, the further he does stray. 109.44 Then do no further goe, no further stray, 2 But here lie downe, and to thy rest betake, Th'ill to preuent, that life ensewen may. 4 For what hath life, that may it loued make, And giues not rather cause it to forsake? 6 Feare, sicknesse, age, losse, labour, sorrow, strife, Paine, hunger, cold, that makes the hart to quake; 8 And euer fickle fortune rageth rife, All which, and thousands mo do make a loathsome life. 1 "Then do no further go, no further stray, 2 But here lie down, and to your rest betake, betake > commit yourself, betake yourself 3 The ill to prevent, that life ensue may. ill > evil ensue may > may pursue; may result from; _hence, by hypallage:_ may cause to ensue 4 For what has life, that may it loved make, 5 And gives not rather cause it to forsake? 6 Fear, sickness, age, loss, labour, sorrow, strife, 7 Pain, hunger, cold that makes the heart to quake; 8 And ever fickle fortune rages rife, 9 All which, and thousands more, do make a loathsome life. 109.45 Thou wretched man, of death hast greatest need, 2 If in true ballance thou wilt weigh thy state: For neuer knight, that dared warlike deede, 4 More lucklesse disauentures did amate: Witnesse the dongeon deepe, wherein of late 6 Thy life shut vp, for death so oft did call; And though good lucke prolonged hath thy date, 8 Yet death then, would the like mishaps forestall, Into the which hereafter thou maiest happen fall. 1 "You, wretched man, of death have greatest need, 2 If in true balance you will weigh your state: 3 For never knight, that dared warlike deed, dared > dared to undertake [a] 4 More luckless disadventures did amate: