2 Wanne eorthe ouer eorthe þorw p{r}ude styeþ,
And eorthe toward eorthe þorw coueytise wryeþ,
& eorthe into eorthe toward þe deþ hyeþ,
Þanne eorthe aȝeyn eorthe toward heuene c{r}ieþ.[6] 8
3 Whan eorthe juynt eorthe so luþ{er}[7] to awelden,
& eorthe on þ{a}t eorthe allewey[8] bi helden,
& eorthe on eorthe sone bigynneþ for to elden,
Hou may þat[14] eorthe on eorthe wo[14] belden? 12
4 What haueþ eorthe on eorthe bote pouȝt[15] and[15] wo,
Whan eorthe iseoþ[16] eorthe his dedliche fo,
& eorthe into eorthe so sone gynneþ guo,
& eorthe iworthe to eorthe alle we sullen so? 16
5 Alas why naþ eorthe[17] in eorthe is þouȝt,
Hou eorthe is on eorthe wiþ synnes of-souȝt,
& eorthe was in eorthe so mychfulliche ibouȝt,
Þ{a}t eorthe þorw eorthe ne foelle[18] to nouȝt? 20
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6 Whan eorthe iseoþ eorthe to endinge drawe,
& eorthe on eorthe wiþ deþ is islawe,
& eorthe on eorthe wiþ wormes in ignawe,
Þanne eorthe may eorthe hi{m} seluen iknawe. 24
[MS. Addit. 25478, fol. 3, v^o]
7 Wan eorthe ssal of eorthe netfulliche aryse,
& eorthe on eorthe ihere þilke assise
Þer eorthe ne may eorthe noþer[24] lere ne wise,
Þanne eorthe sal on eorthe g{r}imliche agrise. 28
8 Þa{n}ne eorthe sal to eorthe holden gret cheste,
& eorthe asken eorthe were is hiere byheste
Þ{a}t eorthe byhet eorthe allewey to leste,
Wanne eorthe t{ur}neþ to eorthe toward Helle feste. 32
9 Houre Lou{er}d þ{a}t on eorthe for eorthe was iboren,
On eorthe of eorthe wiþ wounden to-toren,
Wyte eorthe fro{m} eorthe þ{a}t ne be furloren,
& b{r}inge eorthe to þ{a}t eorthe þer beþ his icoren. 36
Amen.
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