袋鼠小说

THE TALE（第8页）

teachethamantokeephistonguewell;

but，asisaid，iamnottextuel。

butnathelessthustaughtememydame;

"myson，thinkonthecrow，ingoddesname。

myson，keepwellthytongue，andkeepthyfriend;

awickedtongueisworsethanisafiend

mysone，fromafiendmenmaythembless。**defendbycrossing

myson，godofhisendelessgoodnessthemselves

walledatonguewithteeth，andlippeseke，

for*manshouldhimadvise，**whathespeak。*because**consider

myson，fulloftenfortoomuchespeech

hathmanyamanbeenspilt，*asclerkesteach;*destroyed

butforalittlespeechadvisedly

isnomanshent，*tospeakgenerally。*ruined

myson，thytongueshouldestthourestrain

atalletime，*butwhenthoudostthypain**exceptwhenyoudo

tospeakofgodinhonourandprayere。yourbesteffort*

thefirstevirtue，son，ifthouwiltlear，**lear

istorestrainandkeepewellthytongue;

thuslearnechildren，whenthattheybeyoung。

myson，ofmuchespeakingeviladvisd，

wherelessespeakinghadenoughsufficd

ethmuchharm;thuswasmetoldandtaught;

inmuchespeechesinnewantethnot。

wost*thouwhereofarakel**tongueserveth?*knowest**hasty

rightasaswordforcuttethandforcarveth

anarmintwo，mydeareson，rightso

atonguecuttethfriendshipallintwo。

ajangler*istogodabominable。*praman

readsolon，sowiseandhonourable;

readdavidinhispsalms，andreadsenec。