19 Ffowle erthe whi louyst thou erthe
That is thi dedly foo,
And bildist on erthe
As thou schuldist dwelle euer moo? 80
20 But thou erthe forsake the erthe,
Or that thou hennys goo,
Vnder erthe for lust of erthe
Thou schalt haue sorow and woo. 84
21 Whiles erthe may in erthe
To festis and to drynkis gon,
Til the be made frome the erthe
As bare as any bon. 88
22 Thanne if erthe comyth to erthe
Makyng sorow and mone,
Thanne saith erthe to the erthe,
‘Thou were a felow, but now art thou none’. 92
23 Thus the erthe queytith the erthe
That doith to him seruyse,
Or tristyn on erthe, or plese the erthe
In any maner wise. 96
24 Therfor thou erthe be ware of erthe [fol. 34, v^o.]
And thou the wele auyse,
Lest thou erthe p{er}ische for erthe
By-fore the hihe iustyse. 100
25 Ffor the erthe was made of erthe
At the first begynnynge,
That erthe schuld labour the erthe
In trowthe and sore swynkynge; 104
26 But now erthe lyueth in erthe
With falshode and begilynge,
Therfor schal erthe for erthe
Be punsched in payne euerlastynge. 108
27 But erthe forsake the erthe
And alle his falshede,
And of the erthe restore the erthe
Goodis that ben mys-gete, 112
28 Or that erthe be doluyn in erthe
And vnder fote y-trede,
Ffor synne of erthe, þ{a}t hath do in erthe,
Fful sore he schalle be bete. 116
29 Drede thou erthe while thou in erthe
Hast witte & resoune at thi wille,
That, erthe, for loue of erthe,
Thi soule thou nougth spille. 120
30 And thou erthe, repente the in erthe [fol. 35, r^o.]
Of alle that thou hast don ille,
And thanne schalt thou, erthe apon erthe,
Goddis biddyngis fulfille. 124
31 Lord God that erthe tokist in erthe,
And suffredist paynes ful stille,
Late neuer erthe for the erthe
In dedly synne ne spille, 128
32 But that erthe in this erthe
Be doynge euer thi wille,
So that erthe for the erthe
Stye vp to thi holy hille. Amen. S. J. 132
[Footnote 1: Added in a later hand, probably 16th century.]
[Footnote 2: MS. _deth is_.]
14.
MS. PORKINGTON 10. 15th century. [fol. 79, v^o.]
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