235 `Sire olde kaynard, is it thyn selection? `Sir old doddering fool, is it thy creating? 236 Why is my personal neighebores wyf so gay? 237 She is honoured overal ther she gooth; The woman is recognized every-where she happens; 238 I sitte from the hoom; We have zero thrifty clooth. I sit at household; We have no decent clothes. 239 Exactly what dostow within my neighebores hous? Just what dost thou inside my neighbor’s domestic? 240 Was she very reasonable? Artow thus amorous? Is actually she therefore fair? Ways thou very amorous? 241 Just what rowne ye having oure mayde? Benedicite! What do you whisper with the help of our maid? Bless me! 242 Sire olde lecchour, lat thy japes feel! 243 Just in case I have an effective gossib otherwise a beneficial freend, And in case I’ve a friend otherwise an acquaintance, 244 Withouten gilt, thou chidest since the an excellent feend, Innocently, thou scold such as a fiend, 245 If that We walke or pleye unto his hous! If i walk or wade unto their family so you’re able to put on display your me! 246 Thou comest hoom since the dronken since a good mous, Thou comest house because the drunk given that good mouse, 247 And you will prechest into thy workbench, having yvel preef! And you will preach into the thy workbench, misfortune to you! 248 Thou seist in my experience it is a allowed meschief Thou sayest for me it’s a good misfortune 249 So you can wedde a good povre womman, having costage; So you can marry a negative lady, due to bills; 250 And if that she getting riche, of heigh parage, Just in case she be steeped, regarding large delivery, 251 Thanne seistow it is a great tormentrie Upcoming thou sayest it is an effective torment 252 In order to soffre get pride and you will hire malencolie. 253 While one to she be reasonable, thou verray knave, While she feel fair, thou total knave, 254 Thou seyst that each holour wol hire provides; Thou sayest that each and every lecher desires to have their particular; 255 She might no whilst in chastitee abyde, She will not are nevertheless chaste for your timeframe, 256 That’s assailled on ech an excellent syde. That is assailed on each side.
Sir old lecher, assist thy techniques become!
257 Thou seyst som individuals desiren united states to have richesse, Thou sayest specific everyone appeal all of us for wide range, 258 Somme for oure shap, and you can somme to possess oure fairnesse, Some in regards to our contour, and many for the fairness, 259 And som to possess she kan outher synge or daunce, Plus one once the she can possibly play otherwise dancing, 260 And you may som having gentillesse and you can daliaunce; And several because of good lineage and you can flirtatious speak; 261 Som having hir handes and hir armes smale; Certain due to their give as well as their lean palms; 262 Ergo goth al toward devel, because of the thy tale. Ergo goes every with the devil, considering you. 263 Thou seyst men may nat kepe an excellent castel wal, Thou sayest guys will most likely not protect a palace wall, 264 It might thus longe assailled become overal. It might such a long time getting assailed for the most of the corners.
To put up together with her pride and her crazy feelings
265 Incase that she end up being foul, thou seist one she Of course she be ugly, thou sayest you to she 266 Coveiteth all of the man one she will get se, Covets all of the guy you to she may see, 267 For due to the fact an effective spanyel she wol towards hym lepe, To possess such as for instance a good spaniel she’ll toward him dive, 268 Til that she fynde som man hire to chepe. Up to she get some people to get (take) her. 269 Ne noon therefore gray goos gooth ther from the lake Nor really does people goose wade there throughout the river, regardless of what boring, 270 Since the, seistow, wol come withoute generate. Cubain mariГ©es lГ©gales You to definitely, thou sayest, might possibly be rather than a pal. 271 And you can seyst it is an difficult thyng to own in order to welde And thou sayest it’s a painful topic to manage 272 An excellent thyng you to definitely no people wole, their thankes, helde. Something that zero man tend to, voluntarily, keep. 273 Therefore seistow, lorel, whan thow goost so you’re able to bedde, Ergo sayest thou, scoundrel, whenever thou goest to bed, 274 Hence no wys people nedeth for so you can wedde, Hence no smart man has to wed, 275 Ne no people one to entendeth unto hevene. Neither one people one hopes (to visit) so you can eden. 276 Which have wilde thonder-dynt and you will firy levene With crazy thunder-bolt and you can fiery lightning 277 Moote thy welked nekke getting tobroke! Can get thy wrinkled neck getting broken in parts!
