Out of the gosple he tho wordes caughte,And this figure he added eek therto,That if gold ruste, what shal iren do?For if a preest be foul, on whom we truste,No wonder is a lewed man to ruste;And shame it is, if a prest take keep,A shiten shepherde and a clene sheep.Wel oghte a preest ensample for to yive,By his clennesse, how that his sheep sholde lyve.
-Geoffrey Chaucer
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