§ 82. Another remedie agayns Lecherie is, specially to withdrawen swiche
thinges as yeve occasion to thilke vileinye; as ese, etinge and drinkinge;
for certes, whan the pot boyleth strongly, the beste remedie is to
withdrawe the fyr. Slepinge longe in greet quiete is eek a greet norice to
Lecherie. /
§ 83. Another remedie agayns Lecherie is, that a man or a womman eschue the
companye of hem by whiche he douteth to be tempted; for al-be-it so that
the dede is withstonden, yet is ther greet temptacioun. / Soothly a whyt
wal, al-though it ne brenne noght fully by stikinge of a candele, yet is
the wal blak of the leyt. / Ful ofte tyme I rede, that no man truste in his
owene perfeccioun, but he be stronger than Sampson, and holier than Daniel,
and wyser than Salomon. /955