Question

What can be inferred from the following lines from the play Everyman?

Beauty, Strength, and Discretion do man forsake,
Foolish friends and kinsmen, that fair spake--
All fleeth save Good Deeds, and that am I


Friends and kinsmen are not to be trusted because they may all be foolish.

Only a person’s good deeds remain with him or her in the afterlife.

Beauty, strength, and discretion have a tendency to flee.

Good deeds do not necessarily accompany beauty and strength.

Answer 1

The answer is the 2nd one

Answer 2

I believe the answer is that 'only a person's good deeds remain with him or her in the afterlife'. It is important to be a good person and do good, and everything else is fleeting, it will disappear. But you will be awarded for your good deeds.