Crossword-Solution: ENVIE 5 letters, 2 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 8

Thus while he spake, each passion dimm’d his face Thrice chang’d with pale, ire, envie and despair, Which marrd his borrow’d visage, and betraid Him counterfet, if any eye beheld.

Revenge, at first though sweet, Bitter ere long back on it self recoiles; Let it; I reck not, so it light well aim’d, Since higher I fall short, on him who next Provokes my envie, this new Favorite Of Heav’n, this Man of Clay, Son of despite, Whom us the more to spite his Maker rais’d From dust: spite then with spite is best repaid.

These two are Brethren, _Adam_, and to come Out of thy loyns; th’ unjust the just hath slain, For envie that his Brothers Offering found From Heav’n acceptance; but the bloodie Fact Will be aveng’d, and th’ others Faith approv’d Loose no reward, though here thou see him die, Rowling in dust and gore.

Bot ofte is sen that mochel slowthe, Whan men ben drunken of the cuppe, Doth mochel harm, whan fyr is uppe, Bot if somwho the flamme stanche; And so to speke upon this branche, Which proud Envie hath mad to springe, Of Scisme, causeth forto bringe This newe Secte of Lollardie, And also many an heresie 350 Among the clerkes in hemselve.

Bot in proverbe natheles Men sein, ful selden is that welthe Can soffre his oghne astat in helthe; And that was on the Lombardz sene, Such comun strif was hem betwene 790 Thurgh coveitise and thurgh Envie, That every man drowh his partie, Which myhte leden eny route, Withinne Burgh and ek withoute: The comun ryht hath no felawe, So that the governance of lawe Was lost, and for necessite, Of that thei stode in such degre Al only thurgh divisioun, Hem nedeth in conclusioun 800 Of strange londes help beside.