it was no whit known to thee
that thu icore_n me_ hefdest. 315 that thou hadst chosen me;
nes hit icunde the. it was not known to thee
more then thine cunne biuoren the. more than to thy kin before thee,
ne heold is thin _aei[gh]e_ opene. nor was thine eye held open
theo hwule ic the inne was. while I was within thee.
hwi noldest thu lefen. 320 Why wouldst thou not believe,
tha thu hi isei[gh]e. though thou saw it,
hu thin ford_feren_. how thy forefathers
ferden biforen the. went before thee.
nu heo wunieth on eorthe. Now they dwell in the earth,
wurmes ham habbeth todaeled. 325 worms have shared them,
is_ceorf hore_ sorhfulle bones. gnawed their miserable bones
the theo sunne wrohten. with which they wrought sin.
tha [gh]et seith theo soule. Again saith the soul,
soriliche to hire li_chame_. sorrowfully to the body,
aefre thu were luther. 330 thou wert ever wicked
theo hwile thu lif haefdest. whilst thou hadst life,
thu were leas and luti. thou wert false and deceitful,
and unriht lufede_st_. and loved injustice
_and_ luthere deden.
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