Bot for men sein, and soth it is, That who that al of wisdom writ It dulleth ofte a mannes wit To him that schal it aldai rede, For thilke cause, if that ye rede, I wolde go the middel weie And wryte a bok betwen the tweie, Somwhat of lust, somewhat of lore.

For whan men wene best to have achieved, Ful ofte it is al newe to beginne: The werre hath no thing siker, thogh he winne.

But in proverbe I have herde say, That who that wel his werk beginneth, The rather a good end he winneth.

It hath and schal ben everemor That love is maister wher he wile.

Omne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci, lectorem delectando pariterque monendo.

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