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With two feat similitudes,¹ he proveth that most times matters fall out contrary to our devises and weening: the fish is desirous of meat, & devoureth the hook. The birds likewise without all fear go on feeding, and think no thing of the grin, and suddenly they are caught: So we when we have chosen and hoped for that we think good, are deceived. And when we think evil is toward, then goodness is at hand, And we rush in to those things, which afterward we can not get out of, in such a wise, as we perceive not, how we be circumvented. And all this cometh to pass, because ⟨image 158⟩we know not the time and hour. So that experience teacheth us, how things are not ordered by our devises, but most times against them. And hence proceedeth the saying of misfortunat folk: I thought not it would have so fallen out.

WYth two feate similitudes,¹ he proueth that most tymes matters fall out cōtrary to our deuises and wéening: the fishe is desirous of meate, & deuoureth the hooke. The byrdes lykewise without all feare goe on féeding, and thinke no thing of the grynne, and sodenly they are caught: So we when we haue chosen and hoped for that we thinke good, are deceaued. And when we thinke euil is toward, then goodnes is at hand, And we rushe in to those thinges, which afterwarde we can not get out of, in such a wyse, as we perceaue not, how we be circumuented. And all this commeth to passe, because