t?
8 For he, that once hath missed the right way,
The further he doth goe, the further he doth stray.

1 "The longer life, I wot, the greater sin,

wot > know, know for a fact

2 The greater sin, the greater punishment:
3 All those great battles (which you boast to win
4 Through strife, and bloodshed, and avengement),

avengement > vengeance

5 Now praised, hereafter dear you shall repent:

dear > dearly

6 For life must life, and blood must blood, repay.
7 Is not enough your evil life forespent?

Is not enough your evil life forespent? > [Is it not enough that
your evil life has been utterly wasted? Or, more probably: Has
not enough of your evil life already been utterly wasted?]

8 For he that once has missed the right way,
9 The further he does go, the further he does stray.

109.44

Then do no further goe, no further stray,
2 But here lie downe, and to thy rest betake,
Th'ill to preuent, that life ensewen may.
4 For what hath life, that may it loued make,
And giues not rather cause it to forsake?
6 Feare, sicknesse, age, losse, labour, sorrow, strife,
Paine, hunger, cold, that makes the hart to quake;
8 And euer fickle fortune rageth rife,
All which, and thousands mo do make a loathsome life.

1 "Then do no further go, no further stray,
2 But here lie down, and to your rest betake,

betake > commit yourself, betake yourself

3 The ill to prevent, that life ensue may.

ill > evil
ensue may > may pursue; may result from; _hence, by hypallage:_ may
cause to ensue

4 For what has life, that may it loved make,
5 And gives not rather cause it to forsake?
6 Fear, sickness, age, loss, labour, sorrow, strife,
7 Pain, hunger, cold that makes the heart to quake;
8 And ever fickle fortune rages rife,
9 All which, and thousands more, do make a loathsome life.

109.45

Thou wretched man, of death hast greatest need,
2 If in true ballance thou wilt weigh thy state:
For neuer knight, that dared warlike deede,
4 More lucklesse disauentures did amate:
Witnesse the dongeon deepe, wherein of late
6 Thy life shut vp, for death so oft did call;
And though good lucke prolonged hath thy date,
8 Yet death then, would the like mishaps forestall,
Into the which hereafter thou maiest happen fall.

1 "You, wretched man, of death have greatest need,
2 If in true balance you will weigh