T{er}ra{m} p{er} i{n}iuriam cu{m} t{er}ra lucratur, Tu{n}c de t{er}ra cepiam[4] t{er}ra sorciatur. 8 T{er}ra sup{er} aream subito frustratur; [fol. 62, v^o.] Se t{r}axit ad aridam t{er}raq{ue} tristatur. De t{er}ra plasmaris, es simil{is}[5] virroni, Vna t{er}ra paup{er}es ac dites s{un}t proni. 12 2 Erþ geþ on erþ wrikkend in weden, Erþ toward erþ wormes to feden; Erþ b{er}riþ[6] to erþ al is lif deden; When erþ is i{n} erþe, heo muntid[7] þi meden. 16 When erþ is i{n} erþe, þe rof is on þe chynne[8]; Þan schullen an hu{n}dred wormes wroten on þe skin. Vesta p{er}git uestibus s{upe}r ueste{m} vare, Artat{ur} & uermibus vesta pastu{m} dare; 20 Ac cu{m} gestis o{mn}ibus ad uesta{m} migrare; Cu{m} uesta sit scrobibus, q{u}is wlt[9] suspirare? Cu{m} sit uesta po{n}ita[10], doma ta{n}git mentu{m}; Tu{n}c i{n} cute ca{n}dida verru{n}t[11] u{er}mes centu{m}. 24 3 Erþ askiþ erþ, a{nd} erþ hir answerid, Whi erþ hatid erþ, a{nd} erþ erþ verrid. Erþ haþ erþ, a{nd} erþ erþ teriþ, Erþ geeþ on erþ, a{nd} erþ erþ berriþ. 28 Of erþ þow wer{e} bigun, on erþ þou schalt end; Al þ{a}t þou i{n} erþ wonne[12], to erþ schal hit wend. Hum{us} humu{m} repetit, & re{spo}nsu{m} datur, Humu{m} q{u}are n{e}gligit, & humo fruatur. 32 Hum{u}s humu{m} porrigit, sic & operatur, S{upe}r humu{m} p{er}agit, humo q{uod}[13] portatur. Humo sic i{n}ciperis, ac humo meabis; Q{uo}d humo q{ue}sieris, humo totu{m} dabis. 36 4 Erþ get hit[14] on erp maist{r}i a{nd} miȝte; [fol. 63, r^o.] Al we beþ erþ, to erþ we beþ idiȝte; Erþ askeþ carayne of ki{n}g a{nd} of kniȝt; Whan erþ is i{n} erþ, so lowȝ he be liȝt. 40 Whan þi riȝt a{nd} þi wowȝ wendiþ þe bi-for, Be þou þre niȝt i{n} a þrouȝ, þi f{r}endschip is i-lor. Terra ui{m}q{ue}[15] b{r}auivm t{er}ra collucratur; Tot{us} cet{us} hominvm de t{er}ra patratur[16]; 44 Ops cadau{er} militvm q{ue} regis sc{r}utatur; Cu{m} det{ur} i{n} tumulvm, mox t{er}ra voratur. Cu{m} ius & i{us}ticivm cora{m} te migrabu{n}t, Pauci p{er} t{r}inoctivm morte{m} deplorabu{n}t. 48 5 Erþ is a palfrei to king a{nd} to quene, Erþ is ar[17] la{ng} wei, þouw we lutil wene, Þ{a}t weriþ g{r}ouer a{nd} g{r}oy[18] a{nd} schrud so schene, Whan erþ makiþ is liuerei, he g{r}auiþ vs i{n} g{r}ene. 52 Whan erþ haþ erp wiþ st{r}einþ þus geten, Alast he haþ is leinþ miseislich i-meten.