Volume 5 — Comparison

Ill huswifery lieth Till nine of the clock: Good huswifery trieth To rise with the cock. Ill huswifery trusteth To him and to her: Good huswifery lusteth Herself for to stir. Ill huswifery careth For this, nor for that: Good huswifery spareth For fear ye wot what. Ill huswifery pricketh Herself up in pride: Good huswifery tricketh Her house as a bride. Ill huswifery one thing Or other must crave; Good huswifery nothing But needful will have. Ill huswifery moveth With gossip to spend: Good huswifery loveth Her household to tend. Ill huswifery brooketh Mad toys in her head; Good huswifery looketh That all things be fed. Ill huswifery bringeth A shilling to naught: Good huswifery singeth— Her coffers full fraught. Ill huswifery rendeth And casteth aside: Good huswifery mendeth Else would it go wide. Ill huswifery craveth In secret to borrow; Good huswifery saveth To-day, for to-morrow. Ill huswifery pineth, Not having to eat Good huswifery dineth With plenty of meat. Ill huswifery letteth The devil take all: Good huswifery setteth Good brag of a small.