Israel is compared to a lion. So ſal ðiſ folc ben migtful her; ðiſ leun ſal oðer folc freten, Lond canaan al preige bi-geten." 4028 Balak was ill pleased with the priest's words. Ille liked ðanne balaac Eu_er_ilc word ðe p_re_ſt balaam ſpac. [Fol. 78b.] Balak brings Balaam to Mount Peor. Get he ledde him to munt fegor, And efte he ſacrede deres mor; 4032 ðor[383] ſpac balaam mikel mor Of ðiſ folckes migt, or he dede or. "folc ebru," q_u_að he, "ðat ic ſe, Again he blesses the Israelites, Bliſced ſal ben ðe bliſcede ðe; 4036 [380] MS. dat. [381] MS. haued. [382] quede? [383] MS. dor. BALAAM'S ADVICE TO BALAK. And q_u_uo-ſo wile curſing maken, Ille curſing ſal him taken; and prophesies their future happiness and greatness. Of ðe ſal riſen ſterre brigt, And a wond ðe ſal ſmiten rigt 4040 Moab kinges, and under-don Al ſedes-kin ðiſ werld up-on." Such tidings made Balak's heart sore. Manie tiding q_u_ad balaam ðor, ðe made balakes herte ſor; 4044 Oc ðan balaam wente a-gen, Balaam teaches Balak how to injure the Israelites, Tagte he balaam q_u_at migte ben ðiſ folc to dere, and gaf him red ðat brogt iſr_ae_l iwel ſped. 4048 by sending out young women fair of face and soft of speech, "ðe ginge wi_m_men of ðin lond, faiger on ſigte an[d] ſofte on hond, And brigte on hewe, on ſpeche glad, Wið ðgere[384] ſal ic ſondes ſad, 4052 ðe ðu ten vt gen ðiſ men, who should "brew heart-burning and love," ðe cunen[385] brewen herte-bren, wið win, and wlite, & bodi, & dwale, Luue[li]ke and wið ſpeche ſmale, 4056 [Fol. 79.] and so turn the people from God. To wenden hem fro godes age To ði londe godes and vre lage; Bute-if ðu migt forðen ðiſ red, And hem fro godes luue led, 4060