ðis dede was don wid herte sor. Ne wulde ruben nogt drechen ðor. He gede and sogte an oðer stede. His erue i{n} bettre lewse he dede. Vdas dor q{u}iles gaf hem red. 45 ðat was fulfilt of derne sped. fro galaad men wið chafare Sag he ðor kumen wid spices ware. | To{}warde egipte he gunne ten. [f. 38v Judas tagte hu it sulde ben. 50 Joseph solde ðe breðere ten. for .xxx. plates to ðe chapmen. Get wast bettre he ðus was sold. dan he ðor storue i{n} here wold. [Linenotes: 6. _waspene_ MS. || 29. _fonde_ MS. || 38. _ðisterness_ MS. || 39. _wurðe_ MS.] ++Ðan r{u}ben cam ðider a{}gen. 55 to ðat cist{er}nesse he ran to sen. He missed joseph and ðhogte swem. Wende him slagen set up an rem. Nile he blinnen swilc sorwe h{im} cliued. Til him he sweren ðat he liued. 60 ðo nomen he ðe childes srud. ðe iacob hadde madim i{n} prud. Jn kides blod he wenten it. ðo was ðor{}on an rewli lit. Sondere men he it leiden on. 65 And senten it iacob i{n}{}to ebron. And shewed it hi{m}. and boden hi{m} sen. Jf his childes wede it migte ben. Senten him bode he funden it. ðo iacob sag dat sori writ. 70 He gret and seide ðat wilde der. Hauen min sune swolgen her. His cloðes rent in haigre srid. Long grot and sorge is hi{m} bi{}tid. | His sunes comen him to sen. [f. 39r 75 And hertedin him if it migte ben. Nai nai q{u}at he helped it nogt. Mai non herti{n}g on me ben wrogt. ic sal ligten till helle dale. And groten ðor min sunes bale. 80 ðor was in helle a sundri stede Wor ðe seli folc reste dede. ðor he stunden til helpe cam. Til i{es}u crist fro ðeden he{m} nam. ðe chapmen skinden here fare. 85 Jn{}to egipte ledden ðat ware. Wið putifar ðe kinges stiward. He maden swiðe bigetel forward. So michel fe ðor is hem told. He hauen him bogt he hauen sold. 90 . . . . . . [Linenotes: 59. _him_] _he_ MS. || 84. _hem_] _he_ MS. || 90. _hauen_] _a_ corr. out of _e_ MS.]