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L.

Let love possess thy heart,

Let love ever enkindle thee:

Not love that burns in lewdness

And runs after base lust.

The love of God shall impel thee

That thou mayst avoid evil,

That thou lovest thy neighbor as thyself

And bearest thy cross patiently.

M.

With moderation it is easy to thrive.

Poverty causes her no fear,

Because she does away with extravagance,

And keeps everything only according to need.

Health stands at her side,

Let her prepare also thy table,

And share with her thy food and drink.

Then thou wilt grow old and rarely ill.

N.

Envy is a poison and rust of souls

That alone enjoys to torture itself.

Therefore look to it with all diligence,

Bar for it the door of thy heart.

Let God's distribution satisfy thee;

He does not give all to every one,

He does not give all in one place,

He gives one thing here, another there.

But godliness with contentment is great gain. I Tim. vi, 6.

O.

To live in a house without order

Will never make a rich man,

Therefore take care of thy servants.

See what each does and follows,