Link to an image of this page [D5v p58]
Divitiae inutiles.
Useless riches
La Plane du Xerxes fut beaucoup renommee,
Et pourtant elle fut tout autour enfermee:
Mais que servent les biens, si non pour en aider
Aux pauvres souffreteux que l’on void quaimander?
Je n’estime jamais ny plaisir ny delice,
Du bien dont on ne peut retirer le service:
Car pourquoy ne voudroy-je aider mes bons amis
Des biens, dont à foison l’usage m’est permis?
Hé! que ceux la sont folz, lesquels par esconduire
Sont hays d’un chacun, qui n’en faict que mesdire:
Car celuy est tousjours des plus grands ordonné
Qui donne & ne prend rien de ce qu’il a donné. Link to an image of this page [D6r p59]Mais si tu veux ouvrir le ventre de la terre,
Pour recercher les biens que dedans elle enserre,
Combien trouveras-tu de biens delicieux
Cachez indignement dans le profond des creux?
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