addresstotheuncoguid，ortherigidlyrighteous

myson，thesemaximsmakearule，

an'lumpthemayethegither;

therigidrighteousisafool，

therigidwiseanither:

thecleanestcornthaterewasdight

mayhaesomepyleso'caffin;

sone'erafellow-creatureslight

forrandomfitso'daffin.

（solomon.—eccles.ch.vii.verse16.）

oyewhaaresaeguidyoursel'，

saepiousandsaeholy，

ye'venoughttodobutmarkandtell

yourneibours'fautsandfolly!

whaselifeislikeaweel-gaunmill，

suppliedwi'storeo'water;

theheapedhapper'sebbingstill，

an'stilltheclapplaysclatter.

hearme，yevenerablecore，

ascounselforpoormortals

thatfrequentpassdoucewisdom'sdoor

forglaikitfolly'sportals:

i，fortheirthoughtless，carelesssakes，

wouldhereproponedefences—

theirdonsietricks，theirblackmistakes，

theirfailingsandmischances.

yeseeyourstatewi'theirscompared，

andshudderattheniffer;

butcastamoment'sfairregard，

whatmaksthemightydiffer;

discountwhatscantoccasiongave，

thatpurityyepridein;

and（what'saftmairthana'thelave），

yourbetterarto'hidin.

think，whenyourcastigatedpulse

giesnowandthenawallop!

whatragingsmusthisveinsconvulse，