fall to again, husbandry, navigation; and leave again, fickle and inconstant as they are.  When they are young, they would be old, and old, young. [243] Princes commend a private life; private men itch after honour:  a magistrate commends a quiet life; a quiet man would be in his office, and obeyed as he is:  and what is the cause of all this, but that they know not themselves?  Some delight to destroy, [244]one to build, another to spoil one country to enrich another and himself. [245]In all these things they are like children, in whom is no judgment or counsel and resemble beasts, saving that beasts are better than they, as being contented with nature. [246] When shall you see a lion hide gold in the ground, or a bull contend for better pasture?  When a boar is thirsty, he drinks what will serve him, and no more; and when his belly is full, ceaseth to eat:  but men are immoderate in both, as in lust—­they covet carnal copulation at set times; men always, ruinating thereby the health of their bodies.  And doth it not deserve laughter to see an amorous fool torment himself for a wench; weep, howl for a misshapen slut, a dowdy sometimes, that might have his choice of the finest beauties?  Is there any remedy for this in physic?  I do anatomise and cut up these poor beasts, [247]to see these distempers, vanities, and follies, yet such proof were better made on man’s body, if my kind nature would endure it:  [248]who from the hour of his birth is most miserable; weak, and sickly; when he sucks he is guided by others, when he is grown great practiseth unhappiness [249]and is sturdy, and when old, a child again, and repenteth him of his life past.  And here being interrupted by one that brought books, he fell to it again, that all were mad, careless, stupid.  To prove my former speeches, look into courts, or private houses. [250]Judges give judgment according to their own advantage, doing manifest wrong to poor innocents to please others.  Notaries alter sentences, and for money lose their deeds.  Some make false monies; others counterfeit false weights.  Some abuse their parents, yea corrupt their own sisters; others make long libels and pasquils, defaming men of good life, and extol such as are lewd and vicious.  Some rob one, some another:  [251]magistrates make laws against thieves, and are the veriest thieves themselves.  Some kill themselves, others despair, not obtaining their desires.  Some dance, sing, laugh, feast and banquet, whilst others sigh, languish, mourn and lament, having neither meat, drink, nor clothes. [252]Some prank up their bodies, and have their minds full of execrable vices.  Some trot about [253]to bear false witness, and say anything for money; and though judges know of it, yet for a bribe they wink at it, and suffer false contracts to prevail against equity.  Women are all day a dressing, to pleasure other men abroad, and go like sluts at home, not caring to please their own husbands whom they should.  Seeing men are so fickle, so sottish, so intemperate, why should not I laugh at those to whom [254]folly seems wisdom, will not be cured, and perceive it not?