Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be

NEITHER A BORROWER NOR LENDER BE

Because  lending to friend may lose you that friend:
If he cannot repay and feels indebted, his  burden is double:
How to be independent  is what  he needs to learn ;
And borrowing for myself discourages me to think of the end:
And such sloppy thinking will land me in trouble -
Thinking  there is no need to save or plan or even earn.

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Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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