190 Posies for the hall. 
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100. 
§ Husbandly posies for the hall. 
RIEND, here I dwell, and here I haue a little worldly 
pelfe, 
Which on my friend I kéepe to spend, as well as on my selfe. 
What euer fare you hap to finde, take welcome for the best, 
That hauing then disdaine thou not, for wanting of the rest. 
Backbiting talk that flattering blabs know wily how to blenge, 
The wise doth note, the friend doth hate, the enmie will 
reuenge. 
The wise will spend or giue or lend, yet kéepe to haue in 
store, 
If fooles may haue from hand to mouth, they passe vpon 
no more. 
Where ease is sought, at length we sée, there plentie waxeth 
scant, 
Who careles liues go borow must, or else full often want. 
The world doth think the welthy man is he that least shall 
néed, 
But true it is the godlie’ man is he that best shall spéed. 
101. 
S| Posies for the parler. 
I S hatred is the serpents noisome rod, 
So friendship is the louing gift of God. 
2 The dronken friend is friendship very euill, 
The frantike friend is friendship for the Deuill. 
3 The quiet friend all one in word and déede 
Great comfort is, like ready gold at néede. 
1 Cf. ante, ch. 72, st. 2. 
