Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.

Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.

Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.

Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.

He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]

He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]

Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.

Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.

A pittifull looke askes enough.

A pittifull looke askes enough.

Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.

Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.

It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.

It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.

In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.

In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.