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Confirm thou a word, and do thou faithfully with him; and in all time thou shalt find that, that is needful to thee.

Many men guessed borrowing as finding, and gave dis-ease to those men that helped them. [Many as finding esteemed usury, and gave grief to them that helped them.]

Till they take (or receive), they kiss the hands of the giver; and in promises they make meek their voice. And in (or at) the time of yielding, he shall ask (for more) time, and he shall speak words of annoy(ance), (or of hurt), and of grudgings, (or of grumblings), and he shall challenge falsely the time, to tarry the paying of (the) debt. [To the time that they take, they kiss the hands of the giver; and in promises they meek their voice. And in time of yielding he shall ask delaying, and he shall speak words of annoy(ance), (or hurt), and of grudgings, and the time he shall plead (for) or complain (about).]

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