<p>If you, this Emblem, well have look'd upon,<lb/> Although you cannot helpe it, yet, bemone<lb/> The Worlds blacke Impudence; and, if you can,<lb/> Continue (or become) an honest man.<lb/> The poore, and petty Pilferers, yon see<lb/> On Wheeles, on Gibbets, and the Gallow tree<lb/> Trust up; when they, that farre more guilty are,<lb/> Pearle, Silke, and costly Cloth of Tissue, weare.<lb/> Good God! how many hath each Land of those,<lb/> Who, neither limbe, nor life, nor credit lose<lb/> (But, rather live befriended, and applauded)<lb/> Yet, have of all their livelihoods defrauded<lb/> The helplesse Widowes, in their great distresse?<lb/> And, of their Portions, robd the Fatherlesse ?<lb/> Yet, censur'd others Errours, as if none<lb/> Had cause to say, that they amisse have done?<lb/> How many, have assisted to condemne<lb/> Poore soules, for what was never stolne by them?<lb/> And, persecuted others, for that Sin,<lb/> Which they themselves, had more transgressed in?<lb/> How many worthlesse men, are great become,<lb/> By that, which they have stolne, or cheated from<lb/> Their Lords ? or (by some practices unjust)<lb/> From those, by whom they had beene put in trust?<lb/> How many Lawyers, wealthy men are growne,<lb/> By taking Fees, for Causes overthrowne<lb/> By their defaults? How many, without feare,<lb/> Doe rob the King, and God, yet blamelesse are?<lb/> God knowes how many! would I did so, too,<lb/> So I had pow'r to make them better doe.<lb/> </p>

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A civil servant, wearing a gold chain, walks away from a treasure chest with a stolen bag of money; in the background a robbery takes place and criminals are hanging from the gallows

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<p>Poore-Theeves, in Halters, we behold,<lb/> And, great-Theeves, in their Chaines of gold.</p>

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