he biþ eastward istreiht · he biþ sone stif · he [col]deþ also clei · hit is him ikunde · Mon hine met mid one ȝerde · ⁊ þa mol[de] seoþþen · ne mot he of þære molde · habben na{m}more · þonne þ̵ rihte imet · [rih]tliche tæcheþ · 35 þonne liþ þe clei clot · colde on þen flore · ⁊ him sone from [fleoþ] · þeo he ær freome dude · nulleþ heo mid honden · his heafod riht wen[den] · heom þuncheþ þ̵ hore honden · swuþe beoþ ifuled · Gif heo hondleþ þe[ne d]eade · seoþþen his deaȝes beoþ igon · 40 sone cumeþ þ̵ wrecche wif · þe [forh]oweþ þene earfeþ siþ · forbindeþ þæs dædan muþ · ⁊ his dimme eȝen · [þon]ne þet riche wif · forhoweþ þene earueþ siþ · for ufel is þeo wrecche lufe · [þari]nne þeo un{}blisse cumaþ · þonne besihþ þeo soule · sorliche to þen lich[ame ·] 45 [Linenotes: 32. [_col_]_deþ_ Z., [_hear_]_deth_ S. || 41. The last half of this line is due to l. 43. || 43. [_þonne_] H. || [_Ec_] B. || 44. _þarinne_] [_þon_]_ne_ S., [_In_]_ne_ H., B.] C. CONFABULABOR CUM AMARITUDINE ANIMAE MEAE [ ] þu me · þeo hwule þet ic wunede inne þe · [f. 64r for þu were leas ⁊ lutiȝ · ⁊ u[n]riht lufedest · Godnesse ⁊ riht · æfre þu onscunedest · hwar is nu þe[o mo]dinesse · swo muchel þe þu lufedæst · hwar beoþ nu þeo pundes · þurh [pa]newes igædered · 5 heo weren monifolde · bi markes itolde · hwar beoþ [nu] þeo Goldfæten · þeo þe Guldene · comen to þine honden · þin blisse is [nu] al agon · min seoruwe is fornon · hwar beoþ nu þine wæde · þe þ[u] wel lufedest · hwar beoþ [sibbe ·] þe seten sori ofer þe · 10 beden swuþe ȝeorne · [þet] þe come bote · heom þuþte alto longe · þ̵ þu were on liue · for heo [we]ren grædie · to gripen þine æihte · [Linenotes: C 5. [_pa_]_newes_ Holthausen. || 7. _þe_] _e_ in darker ink. || 10. [_sibbe_] no gap in MS.] nu heo hi dæleþ heom imong · [heo] doþ þe wiþ{}uten · ac nu heo beoþ fuse · to bringen þe ut of huse, 15 b[rin]gen þe ut æt þire dure · of weolen þu ært bedæled · hwui noldest þ[u be]þenchen me · þeo hwile ic was innen þe · ac semdest me mid sunne · fo[rþon] ic seoruhful eam · weile þ̵ ic souhte · so seoruhfulne · buc · noldest þ[u lo]kien lufe · wiþ ilærede men · 20 ȝiuen ham of þine Gode · þ̵ heo þe fo[re] beden · heo mihten mid salm songe · þine sunne acwenchen · Mid [ho]re messe · þine misdeden fore biddan · heo mihten offrian loc · leofli[che] for þe · swuþe deor wurþe lac · licame cristes · 25 þurh þæ{n}e þu were · alese[d] from helle{}wite · ⁊ mid his reade blode · þ̵ he ȝeat on rode · þo þu we[re] ifreoed to farene i{n}to heouene · ac þu fenge to þeowdome · þ{urh} þæs de[ofles] lore · Bi þe hit is iseid · ⁊ soþ hit is on boken · 30