it be unto a poorë man: To a poor man men should his vices tell, But not t’ a lord, though he should go to hell. Lo, irous Cyrus, thilkë 2365 Persian, How he destroy’d the river of Gisen, 2366 For that a horse of his was drowned therein, When that he wentë Babylon to win: He madë that the river was so small, That women mightë wade it over all. 2367 Lo, what said he, that so well teachë can, ‘Be thou no fellow to an irous man, Nor with no wood 2368 man walkë by the way, Lest thee repent;’ I will no farther say.
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