Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?

Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?

Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred read more

Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred robe, or broidered zone.

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.

Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).

Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).

Poverty needs much, avarice everything.

Poverty needs much, avarice everything.

They that hold the greatest farmes, pay the least rent (applyed
to rich men that are unthankful to God).

They that hold the greatest farmes, pay the least rent (applyed
to rich men that are unthankful to God).

Harken to reason or shee will bee heard.

Harken to reason or shee will bee heard.

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.

O how full of briars is this working-day world.

O how full of briars is this working-day world.