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Quote #13
But litel while it lasteth, I yow heete,
Joye of this world, for tyme wol nat abyde;
Fro day to nyght it changeth as the tyde.
Who lyved evere in swich delit o day
That hym ne moeved outher conscience
Or ire, or talent, or som-kyn affray,
Envye, or pride, or passion or offence? (1132-1138)
The narrator's focus on how the joys of this world are quickly followed by suffering jives pretty well with his belief in the powerlessness of mankind before fate. In the narrator's view, part being human is not having any control of your own life. And with that lack of control comes suffering. Makes sense.