[67] _Followed_ by the pronoun. [68] The second person of irregular verbs (pret.) does not occur in the poem. In the Ormulum the inflection is _-e_, which is occasionally dropped. [69] These forms do not occur in the poem. [70] _Sinden_ = are, occurs in the Bestiary and the Ormulum. _Sinde_ and _senden_ in O.E. Hom., 2nd Series. THE STORY OF GENESIS AND EXODUS, ETC. Man ought to love those who instruct the lewd, MAn og to luuen ðat rimes ren, ðe Wiſſeð wel ðe logede men, hu man may him wel loken so that he who is not book-learned may love and serve God. ðog he ne be lered on no boken, 4 Luuen god and ſeruen him ay, For he it hem wel gelden may, And to alle criſtenei men God shall love all Christian men, and give them soul-rest beren paiſ and luue bi-twen; 8 ðan ſal him almighti_n_ luuen, Her bi-neðen and ðund[71] abuuen, And giuen him bliſſe and ſoules reſte[n] that shall last evermore. ðat him ſal earuermor[72] leſten. 12 Out of Latin is this song turned into English speech. Ut of latin ðis ſong is dragen on engleis ſpeche, on ſoðe ſagen; Christian men ought to be as glad as birds are of dawn to hear the story Cristene men ogen ben ſo fagen ſo fueles arn q_u_an he it ſen dagen, 16 ðan man hem telled soðe tale Wid[73] londes ſpeche and wordes ſmale, of man's bliss and sorrow, Of bliſſes dune, of ſorwes dale; Q_u_hu lucifer, ðat deuel dwale, 20 [Brogte mankinde in sinne and bale] and how salvation came through Christ, And held hem ſperd in helles male til god ſrid him in manliched, dede mankinde bote and red, 24 and destroyed the power of Satan. And unſpered al ðe fendes ſped, And halp ðor he ſag mikel ned. [71] _read_ gund? [72] So in MS. [73] _read_ wið GOD MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH BY HIS WORD. Biddi[74] hic ſingen no_n_ oðer led, ðog[75] hic folgen idel-hed. 28