For failed nevere man mete That myghtful God serveth, As David seith in the Sauter To swiche that ben in wille To serve God goodliche, Ne greveth hym no penaunce: Nihil inpossibile volenti.
And noght to greven hem thatgreveth us, 6020 God hymself forbad it, Mihi vindictam, et ego retribuam.
He greveth hym ageyn God, And gruccheth ageyn Reson, And thanne corseth he the kyng, And al his counseil after, Swiche lawes to loke Laborers to greve.
And ther-of comth that good gessinge, first of alle thing, forsaketh wrecches: certes, itgreveth me to thinke right now the dyverse sentences that the poeple seith of me.
My dere herte, and best beloved fo, Why lyketh yow to do me al this wo, 65 What have I doon that greveth yow, or sayd, But for I serve and love yow and no mo?
For I ne preyse that loving, Wher-thurgh man, at the laste ending, Shal calle hem wrecchis fulle of wo, 4775 Love greveth hem and shendith so.
She accomplisshed al my wil, That now me greveth wondir il.
If Foly have supprised thee, 3235 Do so that it recovered be; And be wel war to take no more Counsel, that greveth aftir sore; He is wys that wol himsilf chastyse.
But now it greveth me to remembre these dyvers sentences, in 160 janglinge of these shepy people; certes, me thinketh, they oughten to maken joye that a sothe may be knowe.
Sith that of grace oo goodly word aloon May not be had, but alway kept in store, I pele to god, for he may here my moon, Of the duresse, which greveth me so sore.
But yet me grevethmost his nigardye; And wel ye woot that wommen naturelly [172: T.
And yet ne greveth me no-thing so sore, As that this olde cherl, with lokkes hore, Blasphemed hath our holy covent eke.
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