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Comparing togither, good huswife with bad, The knowledge of either, the better is had. 1 Ill huswiferie lieth till nine of the clock. Good huswiferie trieth to rise with the cock. 2 Ill huswiferie tooteth, to make hir selfe braue.[E462] Good huswiferie looketh what houshold must haue. 3 Ill huswiferie trusteth to him and to hir. Good huswiferie lusteth hir selfe for to stir. 4 Ill huswiferie careth for this nor for that. Good huswiferie spareth for feare ye wot what. 5 Ill huswiferie pricketh hir selfe vp in pride. Good huswiferie tricketh hir house as a bride. 6 Ill huswiferie othing or other must craue. Good huswiferie nothing, but needfull will haue. 7 Ill huswiferie mooueth with gossep to spend. Good huswiferie loueth hir houshold to tend. 8 Ill huswiferie wanteth with spending too fast. Good huswiferie canteth[1][E463] the lenger to last. 9 Ill huswiferie easeth hir selfe with vnknowne. Good huswiferie pleaseth hir selfe with hir owne. 10 Ill huswiferie brooketh mad toies in hir hed. Good huswiferie looketh that all things be fed. 11 Ill huswiferie bringeth a shilling to naught. Good huswiferie singeth, hir cofers full fraught. 12 Ill huswiferie rendeth, and casteth aside. Good huswiferie mendeth, else would it go wide. 13 Ill huswiferie sweepeth her linnen to gage. Good huswiferie keepeth, to serue hir in age. 14 Ill huswiferie craueth in secret to borow. Good huswiferie saueth to day for to morow. 15 Ill huswiferie pineth, not hauing to eate. Good huswiferie dineth, with plentie of meate. 16 Ill huswiferie letteth the Diuell take all. Good huswiferie setteth good brag of a small. Good huswife good fame hath of best in the towne, Ill huswife ill name hath of euerie clowne.