1 [1]Erthe vppo{n} erth{e} is wo{u}ndyr{e}ly wro{u}ȝte; Erthe vppo{n} erthe has set al his þouȝte[2] [fol. 80, r^o.] How erthe vppo{n} erth to erthe schall{e} be[3] brouȝte; Ther is no{n}e vppo{n} erth has hit in þouȝte.[4] 4 Take hede! Whoso þinkyse on[5] his end{e}, ful well{e} schal he sped{e}. 2 Erth vppo{n} erth wold{e} be a kynge; How erth schal to erthe he þink{is} no þinge. 8 Whe{n} erth byddyþ erth his rent who{m}e brynge, The{n} schal erth fro þe erth have a hard{e} parttynge, W{i}t{h} care; Ffor erth vppo{n} erþe wott{is} neu{er} we{r} þ{er}for to far{e}. 12 3 Erth vppo{n} erth wy{n}nis castyll{is} & tovris. The{n} sayþe erth to erth: ‘Al þ{i}s is ourus’. Whe{n} erth vpp{on} erth has bylde al his bovres, The{n} schal erth fro þe erth soffyr{e} scharpe schorrys, 16 And{e} smarte. Ma{n}, amend{e} þe betyme, þi lyfe ys but a starte. 4 Erth gose on erth as mold{e} vpon{ne} molde, Lyke as erth to þe erth neu{er} a-gayne schold{e}; 20 Erth gose on erth glytteryng in gold{e}[6], [fol. 80, v^o.] Ȝet shale erth to þe erth, raþ{er} þe{n} he wolde. Be owris! Ȝefe þi alm{is} w{i}t{h} þi hand{e}. Trust to no secatovrs. 24 5 Why þ{a}t erth louis erþe merwel me þinke, [7]Or why erth vppo{n} erth wyl swet or swinke, [7]Ffor whe{n} erth vppo{n} erth is bro{u}þt to þe brynke, The{n} schal erth frov þe erth have a fovl stynke 28 To smele, Wars þe{n} þe caryo{n} þ{a}t lyis in þe fele. 6 Lo, erth vppo{n} erth, co{n}sayfe þ{i}s þ{o}u maye, That þ{o}u co{m}mys frome þe erth nakyd{e} alway[{e}]; 32 How schuld{e} erth vppo{n} erth soe[8] prod{e} or gaye, Sen[9] erth v{n}to erth schal pase i{n} symple araye, Unclad{e}? Cloth þe nakyd whyl þ{o}u may, for so Gode þe bade. 36 7 Erth vppo{n} erth, me þinkyȝ þe ful blynd{e}, That on erth ryches to set al[10] þi mynd{e}; In þe gospel wrytty{n}e exampul I fynde, The pore went to heyuy{n}, þe rych to hel I fynd{e}, 40 W{i}tt skyle: [fol. 81, r^o.] The co{m}mandment{is} of God{e} wold{e} he not fulfyle.