++Ich am nu elder þan ich was a wintre ⁊ a lore. [f. 1r Ich wealde more þan idude mi wit oh to be more To longe ich habbe child iben a worde ⁊ a dade. Þeih ibie a winter eald to jung ich am on rade. Vnnet lif ich habbe ilad ⁊ ȝiet me þincheð ilade 5 Þan ibiðenche me þar{}on wel sore ime adrade. Mast al ich habbe idon is idelnesse ⁊ chilce. Wel late ich habbe me bi{}þoht bute me god do milce. Fele idel word ich habbe ispeken seðen ich speken cuðe. ⁊ fele ȝeunge dade idon þe me ofðinkeð nuðe. 10 Mest al þ̵ me likede er nu{;} hit me mis{}likeð þa muchel fulieð his wil{;} hine solf he biswikeð. Ich mihte habbe bet idon. hefde ich þe iselþe. Nu ich walde ah ich ne mei{;} for elde ⁊ for un{}helþe. Elde me is bi{}stolen on. er ich hit wiste. 15 ne michte ich seon bi{}fore me. for smike ne for miste. Erȝe we beoð to done god. ⁊ to ufele al to þriste. Mare eie stondeð men of monne þanne hom do of c{ri}ste. þe wel ne doð þe hwile þe ho muȝen. wel oft hit schal rowen{;} þenne ȝe mawen sculen ⁊ repen þ̵ ho er sowen. 20 Do he to gode þ̵ he muȝe þe hwile þ̵ he bo aliue. ne lipnie na mon to | muchel to childe ne to wiue. [f. 60r þe him solue forȝet for wiue ne for childe{;} he scal cumen in uuel stude bute him God bo milde. [Linenote: 14. _un{}helẹþe_ MS.] Alto lome ich habbe igult a werke ⁊ a worde. Alto muchel ic habbe ispend to litel ileid on horde. Mast al þat me likede ar nu hit me mislicað. Þe mu[c]hel folȝeð his iwil him selfen he biswicað. Ich mihte habben bet idon. hadde ich þo iselðe 15 Nu ich wolde ac ine mai for elde ⁊ for unhalðe. Elde me is bistolen on ar ich hit iwiste Ne mai ich isien bifore me for smeche ne for miste. Arȝe we beð to don god to juel al to þriste More eie stondeð man of man þan him do of criste. 20 Þe wel ne deð þe hwile he mai wel ofte hit sal him rewen. Þan alle men sulle ripen þat hie ar sewen. Do al to gode þat he muȝe ech þe hwile he beð aliue. Ne lipne noman to muchel to childe ne to wiue. | Þe þe him selfe forȝiet for wiue oðer for childe [f. 1v He sal cumen on euel stede bute him god be milde. 26 [Linenotes: 19. _Ar ȝe_ MS. || _juel_] _j_ corr. out of _ȝ_. || 23. _h_ MS.]