Men ween them wise also, and so they do themselves, because they seem to have providence and be folk of foresight, and not to regard only the time present, but make provision for time to come. But then prove they more fools than they that live from hand to mouth. For they take at the leastwise some time of pleasure with their own, though they fare hard at another. But these covetous niggards, while they pass on with pain always the time present, and always spare all for their time to come, thus drive they forth wretchedly till all their time be past and none to come. And then when they least look therefor, leave all that they have heaped to strangers that shall never can them thank. 2

2 can them thank=thank them.