[[MS description from Notes volume:
"As for no. vi."]]
+M+on may longe lyues wene. [f. 252v
Ac ofte him lyeþ þe wrench.
feyr weder turneþ ofte in to reyne.
[&] wunderliche makeþ his blench.
þar{}vore mon. þu þe by{}þench. 5
Al schal falwy þi grene.
waylaway. nys king ne quene.
þat ne schal drynke of deþes drench.
Mon er þu falle of þi bench.
þyne sunne þu aquench. 10
+N+is non so strong. ne sterk. ne kene.
þat may ago deþes wyþer blench.|
Yung and olde. briht and schene. [f. 253r
Alle he ryueþ on o streng.
Fox and ferlych is his wrench. 15
Ne may no mon þar{}to{}yeynes.
way{}laway þreting ne bene.
Mede. liste. ne leches drench.
Mon let sunne and lustes þine.
wel þu do [&] wel þu þench. 20
Do bi salomones rede.
Mon. [&] þenne þu schalt wel do.
Do as he þe tauhte and seyde.
þat þin endinge þe bringeþ to.
þenne ne schaltu neu{er} mys{}do. 25
Ac sore þu myht þe adrede.
way{}laway such weneþ to lede.
Long lif. and blysse vnder{}fo.
Ac deþ luteþ in his scho.
Hym stilliche. to for{}do. 30
+M+on hwi nultu þe bi{}knowe.
Mon hwi nultu þe bi{}seo.
of fule fulþe þu art isowe.
wurmes fode. þu schalt beo.
her nauestu blisse dayes þre. 35
Ac þi lif al þu last in wowe.
weylawey deþ þe schal a{}dun þrowe.
þer þu wenest heyust to steo.
In deþ schal þi lyf endi.
And in wop al þi gleo. 40
+W+orld and weole. þe bi{}swikeþ.
I{}wis heo beoþ þine ifo.
If þe world wiþ weole þe slykeþ
þat is for to do þe wo.
þare{}fore. let lust ouer{}go. 45
And eft hit þe likeþ. |
weylawey. sore he him bi{}swikeþ. [f. 253v
þat for one stunde oþer two.
wurcheþ him pyne. euer{}mo.
Mon. ne do þu nouht swo. 50