and soon from him _flee_
theo he aer freome dude. those he before help did;
nulleth heo mid honden. nor will they, with _their_ hands,
his heafod riht wen_den_. lay his head straight;
heom thuncheth that hore honden. they think that their hands
swuthe beoth ifuled. 76 are much defiled
gif heo hondleth the _d_aede. if they handle the dead.
Seoththen his dea[gh]es beoth igon. After his days are gone,
sone cumeth that wrecche wif. soon cometh the wretched wife,
_forh_oweth thene earfeth sith. 80 lamenteth the woeful time,
forbindeth thaes daedan muth. binds up the mouth of the dead,
and his dimme ei[gh]en. and closes his dim eyes.
* * * _ie_ thet riche[A] wif. * * * that wretched wife
forhoweth thene earueth sith. lamenteth the woeful time;
for ufel is that wrecche lufe. 85 for evil is that wretched love
_thon_ne theo unblisse cumath. when adversity cometh.
Thonne besihth theo soule. Then saith the soul
sorliche to then lich_ame_. sadly to the body,
* * * * * * * * * *
_hwi noldest bethenchen_ thu me. 90 _why wouldst thou not think of me_
theo hwule thet ic wunede inne the.
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