Me to ſorge, ſcaðe, and ſame; for ada_m_ ſul ðus and his wif In bliſſe ðus leden leſteful lif; 304 for alle ðo, ðe of hem ſule cumen, Evermore shall they remain in bliss, ſulen ermor i_n_ bliſſe wunen, And we ðe ben fro heuene driuen, while we must live in sorrow. Yet I think I know of a plan to bring them into sin. ſulen ðuſſe one in ſorwe liuen; 308 Get ic wene I can a red, ðat hem ſal bringen iwel ſped; [95] _read_ þrauen? [96] _read_ wið [97] _read_ eften EVE AND ADAM EAT THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT. For if they do what God forbiddeth they shall die. for gef he don ðad[98] god for-bead, ðat ſal hem bringen to ðo dead, 312 This I will without delay bring about to-day. And ſal get ðis ilke dai, ðor buten hunte if ic mai [Fol. 7.] I think that Eve and I shall deprive Adam of his life." Ic wene ðat ic and eue hiſe wif ſulen adam bilirten of hiſe lif. 316 Ic wene ðat ic and eue ſulen alle is bliſſe dreue." Thus he thought, and up he went, and to the earth he came. Ðus he ðhogte, and up he ſteg, And eſten[99] til dat[100] erð he teg, 320 He went into a "worm" and told Eve a tale. Wente in to a wirme, and tolde eue a tale; And ſenkede hire hure aldre bale. "Eve," he said, "what meaneth it that a tree is forbidden you, "Eue," ſeide he, ðat neddre bold, "Quat oget nu ðat for-bode o-wold, 324 ðat a tre gu forboden is, a tree that surpasses all others, ðat ouer alle oðre bered p_ri_s? for iſ fruit ſired mannes mood, which shall teach you evil and good, To witen boðen iwel and good, 328 Sone ge it ðor-of hauen eten, Al ge it ſulen witent[101] and nogt forgeten,