86 Alexander on the foolishness of Brahmin austerity

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do no ill, [] pouert & wrechidnes riȝte as ȝe do. Ȝe say also þat ȝour wyfes
since their []
defect [] vseȝ na prowde aray for to plese þaire husbandeȝ, and þe cause
*Leaf 36 []
hinders [] es for þay hafe na noþer* thyng for till araye þam wit.¹ Also ȝe
them. []
Their chas- [] say ȝe do nane advoetries ne fornycacions. And þat es na
tity is due []
to want of [] meruaile! For-whi, how sulde, þat hafe luste to lechery þat
food. []
But the [] etes noȝte. Luste of lechery es noȝte comonly, bot yf it come
Brahmins []
live as mere [] of hete of þe leuer of ells of habudance of mete & drynke.

poverty and wretchedness right as ye do. Ye say also that your wives
use no proud array to please their husbands, and the cause
is that they have no other thing [to use] until their wit.¹ Also ye
say ye do no adultries nor fornications. And that is not
a marvel! For why; how should ye that have a lust for lechery that
eats naught? Lust for lechery is not commonplace, but it comes
from the heat of the beloved meat and drink.

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