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thinges that I saye . 729 For ye knowe well that I am angry | |||
and wroth and that is no wonder . 730 And they that ben | |||
wroth wote not well what they don ne what they sayn . | |||
731 Wherfore the prophete saith that trobled eyen haue no cleer | |||
sight / 732 but saye ye and counceylle me as you good liketh | |||
For I am redy to doo right as ye will desire . 733 And yf ye | |||
will repreue me of my folye I am more holden to loue | |||
you & to preyse yow . 734 For salamon saith / He that repreueth | |||
hym that doth folye 735 he shal fynde gretter grace than he that | |||
disseyueth hym with swete wordes . 736 Than said dame pru | |||
dence I make no semblant of wrath ne of anger but for | |||
your prouffit . 737 For Salamon saith He is more wroth that | |||
repreuyth or chydeth a fool for his folye shewyng hym sem | |||
blant of wrath 738 than he that supporteth hym and preyseth | |||
hym in his mysdoyng and lawith at his folye . 739 And this | |||
same Salamon saith afterward that by the soroufull vi | |||
sage of a man that is to saye by the sory and the heuy con | |||
tenance of a man 740 the fole corecteth hym self and amendeth | |||
741 Than said Mellebee I shal not con answere you vnto so | |||
many fair resons as ye haue put to me and shewd . 742 Saye | |||
ye shortly your will and your counceyll and I am redy | |||
to performe & fulfylle it . 743 Than dame Prudence discouerid | |||
alle her will vnto hym and saide / 744 I counceylle you above | |||
alle thing that ye make pees betwene god and you / 745 and | |||
be ye reconsiled vnto hym and to his grace / 746 For as I haue | |||
said before God haue suffrid yow to haue al this tribula | |||
tion and disese for your synnes 747 And yf ye do as ye saye | |||
yow / god wil sende youre aduersaryes vnto you 748 and make | |||
hem falle at your feet / redy to do your will and your | |||