‘A question,’ ol Carpre, ‘how shall I be?’ ‘Not hard to tell,’ said Cormac.
- Be wise with the wise lest anyone deceive you in wisdom,
be proud with the proud lest anyone make you tremble,
5] be humble with the humble when your will is being done,
be talkative with the talkative ...
be silent with the silent when a recital is being listened to,
be hard with the hard lest anyone slight you,
be gentle with the gentle lest everyone ... you.