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 Therefore it behooveth hire a full long spoon
 That shal ete with a feend.  
 Therefore it behooveth hire a full long spoon
 That shal ete with a feend. 
 When the devil drives, needs must. (Needs must when the devil 
drives.)  
 When the devil drives, needs must. (Needs must when the devil 
drives.) 
 From his brimstone bed, at break of day,
 A-walking the Devil is gone,
  To look at his read more 
 From his brimstone bed, at break of day,
 A-walking the Devil is gone,
  To look at his little snug farm of the world,
   And see how his stock went on. 
Illusion is the dust the devil throws in the eyes of the foolish.
Illusion is the dust the devil throws in the eyes of the foolish.
 Culture which smooth the whole world licks,
 Also unto the devil sticks.
  [Ger., Auch die Kultur, die read more 
 Culture which smooth the whole world licks,
 Also unto the devil sticks.
  [Ger., Auch die Kultur, die alle Welt beleckt,
   Hat auf den Teufel sich erstreckt.] 
Talk of the devil, and his horns appear
Talk of the devil, and his horns appear
 The spirit that I have seen
 May be a devil, and the devil hath power
  T' assume read more 
 The spirit that I have seen
 May be a devil, and the devil hath power
  T' assume a pleasing shape, yea, and perhaps
   Out of my weakness and my melancholy,
    As he is very potent with such spirits,
     Abuses me to damn me. 
I often laugh at Satan, and there is nothing that makes him so angry as when I attack him to read more
I often laugh at Satan, and there is nothing that makes him so angry as when I attack him to his face, and tell him that through God I am more than a match for him
What, man, defy the devil? Consider, he's an enemy to mankind.
What, man, defy the devil? Consider, he's an enemy to mankind.