þe mare haueþ ⁊ þe þe lesse{;} baþe hi | muȝen iliche. [f. 61r Al{}se mid his p`e´nie alse oðer mið his punde. þ̵ is þe wunderlukeste chep{;} þ̵ eni mon efre funde. ⁊ þe ðe mare ne mai don{;} do hit mid his gode þonke. Alse wel se þe þe haueð golde fele manke. 70 ⁊ oft god kon mare þonc þen þe him ȝeueð lesse. ⁊ his werkes ⁊ his weȝes his milce. ⁊ rihtwisnesse. +lutel lac is gode lof{;} þ̵+ kumeð of gode wille. ⁊ ec{}lete muchel ȝeue of þan þe herte is ille. Houene ⁊ horþe he ouer sich. his eȝen boð swa brichte. 75 Þe þe more haueð ⁊ þe þe lasse boðe iliche. Alse on mid his peni se oðer mid his punde Þis is þet wunderlukeste ware þat animan funde. ⁊ se þe more ne mai don mid his gode iþanke. Alse wel se þe þe haued goldes fele manke. 70 And ofte god can more þanc þan þe him ȝieueð lasse. Al his werkes ⁊ his weies is milce ⁊ rihtwi[s]nesse. | Litel lóc is gode lef þe cumeð of gode wille [f. 2v ⁊ eðlate muchel ȝieue þan his herte is ille. Heuene ⁊ erðe he ouer sihð his eien beð ful brihte. 75 Su{n}ne ⁊ mone ⁊ houen fur boð þestre aȝein his lihte. Nis him noht for{}holen ni hud. swa muchele boð his mihte. nis hit ne swa derne [idon] ne [a] swa þostre nihte. he wat wet þenkeð ⁊ hwet doð alle q{ui}ke wihte. +Nis na lau{er}d swich se is c{ri}st+. ne king swuch ure drihten. 80 Nis him no þing forholen swo muchel is his mihte. Ne bie hit no swo derne idon ne on swo þuster nihte. He wot hwat þencheð ⁊ hwat doð alle quike wihte Nis louerd swilch is c{ri}st ne king swilch ure drihte Boðe ȝiemeð þe his bien bi daie ⁊ bi nihte. 80 houene ⁊ orðe ⁊ al þ̵ is biloken is in his honde. he deð al þ̵ his wil is{;} a wettre ⁊ alonde. He makede fisses in þe se ⁊ fuȝeles in þe lifte. he wit ⁊ waldeð alle þing ⁊ scop alle scefte. he is hord buten horde ⁊ ende buten ende. 85 he ane is eure an ilche stude wende þer þu wende. he is buuen us ⁊ bi{}noþen. bi{}foren ⁊ bi{}hinden. þe þe deð godes wille uwer he mei him finden. [Linenotes: 82. _ịṣ his_ MS. || 83. After _fuȝeles in_, _k_ deleted.] Heuene ⁊ erðe ⁊ al þat is biloken is in his honden He doð al þat his wille is awatere ⁊ alonde. He makeð þe fisses in þe sa þe fueles on þe lofte. He wit ⁊ wealdeð alle þing ⁊ he sop alle safte. He is ord a{}buten ord ⁊ ende abuten ende 85 He is one afre on eche stede wende þar þu wende. He is buuen us ⁊ bineðen biforen ⁊ bihinde Þe godes wille doð aihware he maiȝ him finde [Linenote: 88. _godeswille_ MS.]