To get some pounds, and thy good name abuse —
To get, thro’ loss of fame, mere dung and dross —
To get much wealth, and thy salvation lose,
Is wretched gain, and miserable loss.
Better a mite, through justice to possess,
Than minted gold, thro’ fraud and guilt, obtain’d:
One, will the way, wherein thou walkest, bless —
T’other consume, e’en what was justly gain’d.
Better one field through a fair bargain bought,
Than through oppression a whole realm to win,
By which thy soul, to torment shall be brought,
Thy wife, to poverty — thy sons, to sin.
With him, thou hast oppress’d, in time agree —
Zacch
(Rees Prichard)
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