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Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
 O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
 Stain my man's cheeks!  
 O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
 Stain my man's cheeks! 
 Old soldiers never die;
 They fade away!  
 Old soldiers never die;
 They fade away! 
 Who is so deafe, as he that will not hear?
 [Who is so deaf as he that will not read more 
 Who is so deafe, as he that will not hear?
 [Who is so deaf as he that will not hear?] 
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
 Take heed of a young wench, a prophetesse, and a Lattin bred 
woman.  
 Take heed of a young wench, a prophetesse, and a Lattin bred 
woman.