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Perilles followeinge fortune by Enuye and Malice.
Like as the tree of frute moste puerTo save from spoyle requires moste cuer,
And as the grape of sweteste taste
The Waspe and bee dothe cheifelye waste,
Even soe the man that hathe greate store
Of fortunes giftes muste thinke therefore.
Like store of menn there lyes in wayte
Of waspye kinde seekeinge suche bayte:
And thoughe that wealthe can malice fence,
Envye thereof takethe his Essence:
ffor slye envye hathe moste delighte
On the happye to spighte his spighte.
Theis vices twooe are tormentours
That poore and riche vexethe at all howers:
The envyous freates beinge neglecte
And malice threat by wealthe deiecte.
Therefore councell woulde I my brother
To save for thone and dispise thother.
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