þus queþ Alured. 120 +Y+f þu seoluer and gold. ye{t}st and weldest in þis world. Neu{er} vpen eorþe. to wlonk. þu ny wrþe. Ayhte nys non ildre istreon{;} 125 ac hit is godes lone. hwanne hit is his wille.   þar{}of we schulle wende. And vre owe lyf.   myd alle for{}leten. þanne schulle vre ifon.   to vre vouh. gripen. welden vre Mayþenes.   and leten vs by{}hinde. 130 [Linenote: 122. _yetst_] _yefst_ MS.] xii þus queþ Alured. +N+e{}ilef þu nouht to fele.   uppe þe séé þat floweþ. If þu hafst madmes   monye and inowe. gold and seoluer.   hit schal gnyde to nouht. to duste hit schal dryuen.   Dryhten schal | libben euere. [f. 263v Monymon for his gold.   haueþ godes vrre. 136 And for his seoluer.   hym{}seolue for{}yemeþ. for{}yeteþ and for{}leseþ. Betere him by{}come   iboren þat he nére. xiii þus queþ Alured. +L+vsteþ ye me leode. 140 ower is þe neode. And ich eu wille lére.   wit and wisdom. þat alle þing ou{er}{}goþ. syker he may sitte.   þe hyne haueþ to i{}vere. For þeyh his eyhte him a{}go. 145 his wit ne a{}goþ hym neu{er}{}mo. for ne may he for{}vare. þe hyne haueþ to vere. þe wile his owe lyf.   ileste mote. [Linenote: 149. After _þe_, _þ_ erased.] xiv þus queþ Alured. 150 +I+f þu hauest seorewe. ne seye þu hit nouht þan arewe. seye hit þine sadelbowe.   and ryd þe singinde forþ. þenne wile wene.   þet þine wise ne con{;} þat þe þine wise wel lyke. 155 serewe if þu hauest.   and þe erewe hit wot{;} by{}fore. he þe meneþ{;} by{}hynde he þe teleþ. þu hit myht segge swyhc mo{n}. þat þe ful wel on. 160 wyþ{}vte echere ore. he on þe Muchele more. By{}hud hit on þire heorte{;} þat þe eft ne smeorte. Ne let þu hyne wite. 165 al þat þin heorte by{}wite. xv þus queþ Alured. +N+e schal tu neuere þi wif.   by hire wlyte cheose. for neu{er} nóne þinge.   þat heo to þe bryngeþ. Ac leorne hire custe.   heo cuþeþ hi wel sone. 170 For mony mon for ayhte.   vuele iauhteþ. And ofte mon of fayre.   frakele icheoseþ. wo is him þat vuel wif. bryngeþ to his cotlyf. So him is alyue{;} 175 þat vuele ywyueþ. For he schal vppen eorþe. dreori i{}wurþe. Monymo{n} singeþ. þat wif hom bryngeþ. 180 wiste he hwat he brouhte. wepen he myhte. xvi