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be_v starve_v by_o be_v unfulfilled_a a_o man_n you_o know_v often_o lose_v his_o appetite_n by_o stay_v very_o long_o for_o his_o dinner_n inordinate_a desire_n will_v hurt_v a_o man_n like_o a_o ague_n if_o we_o pamper_v or_o satisfy_v it_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o sop_n will_v both_o down_o into_o our_o gut_n at_o once_o but_o thou_o may_v pine_v out_o both_o desire_n and_o the_o devil_n that_o lurk_v in_o it_o by_o a_o pertinacious_a temperance_n or_o stop_v thyself_o in_o thy_o outward_a action_n affect_v not_o vain_a glory_n in_o thy_o action_n or_o word_n but_o modest_o decline_v it_o and_o pride_n will_v fall_v in_o thy_o soul_n in_o good_a time_n thou_o shall_v find_v humility_n rise_v