Lupton, Thomas · published 1578 · first performed or written 1577 [1559-1577] (Annals) moral T37 Riches, poverty and covetousness typicality 0.86 · 517 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T37: wealth, riches, money, god, rich, poverty, men, learning, poor, ic.
As long as he needeth not thou wilt help him at an inch, But if in poverty he fall, than friendship will quench: For it is the nature of the churlish rich man To be friend to such as of him stands no need: But if his riches fail farewell friendship than, He will not then bid him with him once to feed: If I had your estate Sir, by proof you should see All the crouching you have had should then be done to me. Your wise words have brought this sentence to mind Written in terrio Tusculanorum where you may it find, Omnes, cum secundae, tum maximè secum meditari oporter, quo pacto adversam aerumnam ferant. It is meet for all men when they be in prosperity To meditate how to suffer trouble in adversity. If you mark it as well as here you have it placed, They willbe the less grievous to you come they never so fast: I promise you I would not change my estate with this man's living To have his riches and money for my knowledge and learning. Marry I am agreed I intend not to change it, To make such a bargain I were out of my wit. I have in my learning more perfect consolation Than thou hast or canst have in all thy gold and riches, For I may carry it with me in any country or nation: And the more I spend thereof the more it will increase, But the more thou spendest the more it doth diminish: Thus no man that heareth us but may perceive well That my learning thy riches and treasure doth excel. I may carry money enough with me wherever I go, Which will me help and succour both in well and woe. You can not carry your money but it must needs consume, And perhaps be stolen or lost before it be half done: Many one of their money as they have travailed Have been spoiled, some hurt therefore, and some also murdered. I can have meat and drink in every place for money, But if I had none at all I should go to bed hungry. For that I am partaker with either of you both, To disallow any of you I would be very loath: But learning before riches ought to be preferred, Although the most part money more regard. I am the better esteemed as every one doth know, I am taken for an honest man wherever I go: And he shallbe for an abject rascal and slave, To whom each one will say, pack hence thou beggarly knave Some that doth not know me perhaps will say so, But where I am known (I trust) my usage is such That they are very sorry when thus I do go: And when I come again of me they make much: But thou amongst thy neighbours art so beloved And though they flatter thee for fear to thy face, They will curse thee assoon as thy back from them is turned And call thee cankered churl in every place.
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¶ As long as he needeth not thou wilt helpe him at an ynche, But if in pouertie he fall, then friendship will quenche: For it is the nature of the churlish riche man To be friend to such as of him standes no neede: But if his riches fayle farewell friendship than, He will not then bid him with him once to feede: If I had your estate Sir, by proofe you should see All the crowtching you haue had should then be done to me. ¶ Your wise wordes haue brought this sentence to minde Written in terrio Tusculanorum where you may it finde, Omnes, cum secundae, tum maximè secum meditari oporter, quo pacto aduersam aerumnam ferant. It is meete for all men when they be in prosperitie To meditate howe to suffer trouble in aduersitie. ¶ If you marke it as well as here you haue it plaest, They wilbe the lesse grieuous to you come they neuer so faste: I promise you I would not chāge my estate with this mans liuing To haue his riches and money for my knowledge and learning. ¶ Mary I am agreed I intende not to change it, To make such a bargaine I were out of my wit. ¶ I haue in my learning more perfect consolation Then thou hast or canst haue in all thy golde and riches, For I may carie it with me in anie countrie or nation: And the more I spende thereof the more it will encrease, But the more thou spendest the more it doeth diminish: Thus no man that heareth vs but may perceyue well That my learning thy riches and treasure doeth excell. ¶ I may carie money ynough with me where euer I go, Which will me helpe and succour both in well and wo. ¶ You can not carie your money but it must needes consume, And perhaps be stolen or lost before it be halfe done: Manie one of their money as they haue trauailed Haue bene spoyled, some hurt therefore, and some also murthered. ¶ I can haue meate and drinke in euerie place for money, But if I had none at all I should go to bed hungrie. ¶ For that I am partaker with either of you both, To disalowe any of you I would be very loth: But learning before riches ought to be preferd, Although the most part money more regard. ¶ I am the better esteemed as euerie one doeth knowe, I am taken for an honest man where euer I goe: And he shalbe for an abiect raskoll and slaue, To whom eche one will say, packe hence thou beggerly knaue ¶ Some that doeth not knowe me perhaps will say so, But where I am knowen (I trust) my vsage is such That they are verie sorie when thus I do go: And when I come againe of me they make much: But thou amongst thy neighbours art so beloued And though they flatter thee for feare to thy face, They will curse thee assoone as thy backe from them is turned And call thee cankeard churle in euerie place.