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ne aux vertus che bien vient de nostre seigneur Et
se il se encline au mal faire che le trait en fin a doler
et a paine perpetuelle. Jamais le mauvaiz ne dira
riens de bien de che dont il ne poeut gaires savoir il
nest nulle art qui bonne ne soit a savoir quant lom
me si adonne. mais que il ne faice chose envers dieu
dont il perde sa grace. Len scet tout par astronomie
fors che que dieu ne veult pas que len sache. Sil la vaul
droit mieulx aprendre que de apprendre celle dont len
amasse les grans tresors. Et qui astronomie sauroit
bien proprement il auroit tout che quil vouldroit en
terre. Car il ne lui fauldroit ja nulles choses quelconcques
que ancores il nen eust plus. mais ilz ont plus chier la
pecune. Et si ne scevent que cest de astronomie ne pour
quoy elle fut trouvee. combien que ilz y applicquent
tout leur entendement. mais ilz nont cure daprendre
fors che quilz scevent qui redondera a leur singulier prof
fit. Et pour tant ne lairons nous pas que nous nen
recitons aulcuns cas pour ceulx qui ont talent dapren
dre si le escoute qui entendre le vouldra. Chi declaire
pour quoy les monnoies furent establis

to the virtues, this good comes from Our Lord.
And if he inclines to doing evil, this will lead him in the end
to suffering and perpetual pain. The evil person will never
say anything of the good, of which he can never know anything.
There is no art that is not good to know when a man
gives himself to it. But let him do nothing against God,
lest he lose His grace. All is known about astronomy
except that which God does not want to be known. It is
more worthwhile to learn about it than to learn the knowledge
by which one amasses great treasure. And he who knows
astronomy well will have for himself everything that he
wants on earth. For he will lack nothing at all that
he might want more of. But these others hold money
more dear, and do not know what astronomy is nor why
it was discovered. However much they apply their
understanding, they do not care about learning anything
except that which they know will result in their own
profit. And for that reason we will not cease to tell of
certain cases, for [the sake of] those who have talent for learning.
Let him hear who wants to understand.
[rubric:] Here is discussed why money was established. [/rubric]

ne aux vertus che bien vient de nostre seigneur Et
se il se encline au mal faire che le trait en fin a doler
et a paine perpetuelle. Jamais le mauvaiz ne dira
riens de bien de che dont il ne poeut gaires savoir il
nest nulle art qui bonne ne soit a savoir quant lom
me si adonne. mais que il ne faice chose envers dieu
dont il perde sa grace. Len scet tout par astronomie
fors che que dieu ne veult pas que len sache. Sil la vaul
droit mieulx aprendre que de apprendre celle dont len
amasse les grans tresors. Et qui astronomie sauroit
bien proprement il auroit tout che quil vouldroit en
terre. Car il ne lui fauldroit ja nulles choses quelconcques
que ancores il nen eust plus. mais ilz ont plus chier la
pecune. Et si ne scevent que cest de astronomie ne pour
quoy elle fut trouvee. combien que ilz y applicquent
tout leur entendement. mais ilz nont cure daprendre
fors che quilz scevent qui redondera a leur singulier prof
fit. Et pour tant ne lairons nous pas que nous nen
recitons aulcuns cas pour ceulx qui ont talent dapren
dre si le escoute qui entendre le vouldra. Chi declaire
pour quoy les monnoies furent establis

to the virtues, this good comes from Our Lord.
And if he inclines to doing evil, this will lead him in the end
to suffering and perpetual pain. The evil person will never
say anything of the good, of which he can never know anything.
There is no art that is not good to know when a man
gives himself to it. But let him do nothing against God,
lest he lose His grace. All is known about astronomy
except that which God does not want to be known. It is
more worthwhile to learn about it than to learn the knowledge
by which one amasses great treasure. And he know knows
astronomy well will have for himself everything that he
wants on earth. For he will lack nothing at all that
he might want more of. But these others hold money
more dear, and don't know what astronomy is nor why
it was discovered. However much they apply their
understanding, they do not care about learning anything
except that which they know will result in their own
profit. And for that reason we will not cease to tell of
certain cases, for those who have talent for learning.
Let him hear who wants to understand.
[rubric:] Here is discussed why money was established. [/rubric]