<p>THREE carelesse dames, amongste their wanton toies,<lb/> Did throwe the dice, who firste of them shoulde die:<lb/> And shee that loste, did laughe with inwarde ioyes,<lb/> For that, shee thoughte her terme should longer bee:<lb/> But loe, a tyle vppon her head did fall,<lb/> That deathe, with speede, this dame from dice did call.<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_18601"/>Euen so, it falles, while carelesse times wee spende:<lb/> That euel happes, vnlooked for doe comme.<lb/> But if wee hope, that <rs>GOD</rs> some good wil sende,<lb/> In earnest praier, then must wee not bee domme:<lb/> For blessinges good, come seild before our praier,<lb/> But euell thinges doe come before we feare.<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_18602"/><foreign lang="la">Ludit in humanis diuina potentia rebus,<lb/> Et certam praesens vix habet hora fidem.</foreign> <gloss target="embstma_1667_18601" lang="la">Cuius potest ac-<lb/> cidere, quod cui-<lb/> quam potest. <name type="author">Se-<lb/> nec.</name> de tranquil.<lb/> animi.</gloss> <gloss target="embstma_1667_18602" lang="la"><name type="author">Ouid.</name> 4. Pont. 3.</gloss> </p>

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Three women gambling with dice; the winner is about to be hit on the head by a falling tile (this detail not represented)

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Semper praesto esse infortunia

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86(SEMPER PRAESTO ESSE INFORTUNIA)

Misfortunes are always at hand

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