ADJ.
prudent
VERB + FORECOUNT
need
FORECOUNT + NOUN
wives, years
ADV.
always, thus
verb
To count beforehand.
But there is no need to thus “forecount the years.”
To prejudge or esteem in advance.
[…] Men always forecount their wives prudent, and their children dutiful.
noun
A preliminary tally, reckoning, or estimation.