Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
Whatsoever thou wilt have, I will not thee deny. Then give me a piece of thy tail to make a flap for a fly: For if I had a piece thereof I do verily believe, The humble bees stinging should never me grieve. No my friend no, my tail I can not spare, But ask what thou wilt besides and I will it prepare. Then your nose I would have to stop my tail behind, For I am cumbered with colic and letting out of wind: And if it be to little to make thereof a case, Than I would be so bold to borrow your face. Now I perceive well you are disposed to be merry, But ask me any thing that is meet for to give, And in satisfying you thereof I will not tarry To make you my chief officer, it would not me grieve, Sure you are thereof you may me believe, Besides if any friend of yours of me do stand in steed, The best thing in hell shallbe his in his need. Woe be to my friends if they stand need of you, Or any thing you have in that most pleasant place, I would not wish that friendship to either horse or cow, For there they should be sure of small favour or grace: Is not here masters (think you) an amiable face? Happy may they be which with him shall dwell always, But thrice happier than which godly end their days. Now my friend Sin seeing I have seen you, Take here my blessing, and so I bid thee adieu. Are not they think you of all other most happy, Which shall for ever and ever be in the devils company? It were better be a post-horse that rests night nor day, Or else to be a galley slave then with the devils to play. Well I am sure I have yet much to do, For if my father Pleasure have much work in hand I must needs travail through every land: I can not well tell what thing to do first, My head is so full of toys wherewith I think it will burst. If I go to my grandfather first, than my father willbe angry, And if I see my father before I see my son Than he will take the matter I tell you sorrowfully: Therefore give me counsel what is best to be done. If I should go to my grandfather where should I find him In the poor man's purse he doth seldom abide, But in the beggars cloak I might chance to have him. I shall not find where he is unless I have a guide: I am a wise young man that fears to find money In the covetous churls coffer I shall have him by and by, I am sure to find him at the goldsmiths stall: If there I miss him I shall never find him at all.
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¶ Whatsoeuer thou wilt haue, I will not thee denie. ¶ Then giue me a piece of thy tayle to make a flappe for a flie: For if I had a piece thereof I doe verely beleeue, The humble bees stinging should neuer me grieue. ¶ No my friende no, my tayle I can not spare, But aske what thou wilt besides and I will it prepare. ¶ Then your nose I would haue to stoppe my tayle behinde, For I am combred with collike and letting out of winde: And if it be to little to make thereof a case, Then I would be so bolde to borrowe your face. ¶ Nowe I perceyue well you are disposed to be merie, But aske me any thing that is meete for to giue, And in satisfying you thereof I will not tarie To make you my chiefe officer, it would not me grieue, Sure you are thereof you may me beleeue, Besides if any friend of yours of me do stande in steede, The best thing in hell shalbe his in his neede. ¶ Wo be to my friends if they stande neede of you, Or any thing you haue in that most pleasant place, I would not wishe that friendship to either horse or cowe, For there they should be sure of small fauour or grace: Is not here masters (thinke you) an amiable face? Happie may they be which with him shall dwell alwayes, But thrice happier then which godly ende their dayes. ¶ Nowe my friende Sinne seeing I haue seene you, Take here my blessing, and so I bidde thee adue. ¶ Are not they thinke you of all other most happie, Which shal for euer and euer be in the deuilles companie? It were better be a post horse that restes night nor day, Or else to be a gallie slaue then with the deuils to play. Wel I am sure I haue yet much to doe, For if my father Pleasure haue much worke in hande I must needes trauaile through euerie lande: I can not well tell what thing to do first, My head is so ful of toyes wherewith I thinke it will burst. If I go to my grandfather first, then my father wilbe angrie, And if I see my father before I see my sonne Then he will take the matter I tell you sorowfully: Therefore giue me counsell what is best to be done. If I should go to my grandfather where should I finde him In the poore mans purse he doeth seldome abyde, But in the beggers cloke I might chaunce to haue him. I shall not finde where he is vnles I haue a guyde: I am a wise yong man that feares to finde money In the couetous churles coffer I shall haue him by and by, I am sure to finde him at the goldsmithes stall: If there I misse him I shall neuer finde him at all.