I turned about, and my heart 'was set' to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason 'of things', and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness.
I cumpasside alle thingis in my soule, to kunne, and biholde, and seke wisdom and resoun, and to knowe þe wickidnesse of a fool, and þe errour of vnprudent men.