Þa þe weren swa le{s}e þ̵ me ho{m} ne mihte ileuen. 255 Med{}ierne domes men. ⁊ wro{n}gwise reuen. þ̵ oðer mo{n}nes wif lof. his aȝen et{}lete. þo þe sungede muchel{;} a drunke ⁊ an ete. þe wreche mon binom his ehte. ⁊ leide his on horde. þ̵ lutel let of godes borde. ⁊ godes worde. 260 ⁊ þo þe his aȝen nalde ȝeuen þer he isech | þe node [f. 65r Ne nalde iheren godes sonde. þenne he hit herde bode. Þe þ̵ is oðers mo{n}nes þing. loure þene hit sculde. ⁊ weren to gredi of solure ⁊ of golde. ⁊ þa þe untrownesse duden þon þe ho scu`l´den bon holde. 265 [Linenote: 255. _lese_] _lele_ MS.] Þo þe waren swo lease men þat mes ne mihte leuen Medȝierne domes men ⁊ w`r´ongwise reuen. 260 Þo þe oðer mannes wif was lief her oȝen eðlate ⁊ þo þe sunegeden muchel on druken ⁊ on ate. Þe wreche men binomen here aihte ⁊ leide his on horde. Þe litel lete of godes bode ⁊ of godes worde. ⁊ þe his oȝen nolde ȝieue þar he iseih þe niede 265 Ne nolde ihere godes men þan he sat at his biede. Þo þe was oðer mannes þing leuere þan hit solde ⁊ waren alto gradi of siluer ⁊ of golde. Þo þe untrewnesse deden þan þe he solden ben holde. [Linenotes: 261. After _was_, erasure of three letters MS. || 263. After _men_, one letter erased.] ⁊ leten þet ho sculden don. ⁊ duden þ̵ ho wolden. Þa þe weren eure abuten þisse worldes echte. ⁊ duden al þ̵ þe laþe gast hechte to ⁊ tachte. ⁊ alle þe þen anigewise doulen i{}que{m}de. Þa boð nu mid him in helle fordon ⁊ fordemet. 270 [Linenotes: 267. _weṇren_ MS. || 269. _iquemde_] _iquende_ MS.] ⁊ leten al þat hie solden don ⁊ deden þat hie wolden. 270 Þo þe waren ȝietceres of þis wereldes aihte ⁊ dude al þat þe loðe gost hem tihte to ⁊ taihte. ⁊ Al `þo´ þe ani{}wise deuel iquemde Þo beð mid h{i}m in helle fordon ⁊ demde. [Linenote: 274. _hem_ MS.] (EGERTON MS., SECOND COPY.) Bute þá þe óf{}ðufte sare heore mis{}dede. [f. 69r ⁊ gunne heore gultes beten ⁊ betere líf læde. Þer beoð neddren ⁊ snaken. éuete ⁊ frute. þa tereð. ⁊ freteð. þe uuele speke. þe nið fulle. ⁊ te prute. Neure sunne ðer ne scínð. ne mone ne steorre. 275 þer is muchel godes hate. ⁊ muchel godes eorre. Æure ðer ís uuel sméch. ðusternesse ⁊ eie. nis ðer neure oðer líht. ðene þe swierte leie. Þer ligget ladliche fund. in strange raketeȝe. þ̵ beoð þa ðe wére mid gode on heuene wel heȝe. 280 Þer beoð ateliche fund. ⁊ eisliche wihte. þas scule þa wrecche í{}fon. þe suneȝede ðurh sihte. Þer is ðe laðe sathanas. ⁊ belzebud sé ealde. eaðe hi muȝen beo óf{}dréd. þe híne scule bi{}healde. [Linenote: 283. _is_ _ịṣ_ MS.]