Little wealth, little care.

Little wealth, little care.

Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.

Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.

Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to read more

Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.

So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.

The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.

He that makes his bed ill, lies there.

He that makes his bed ill, lies there.

Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.

Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.

Beare with evill, and expect good.

Beare with evill, and expect good.

While gripinge grefes ye hart would wounde,
And dolefulle domps ye mynde oppresse,
There musicke with her read more

While gripinge grefes ye hart would wounde,
And dolefulle domps ye mynde oppresse,
There musicke with her silver sound,
Is wont with spede to send redresse.