but it is now all gone
thurh thaes deofles lore. 605 through the devil's lore,
the the licode wel. that thou liked so well.
Nu lith thin _bodige_ stille. Now lieth thy body still
on ful colde denne. in full cold den;
nafest thu gaersume themo. nor hast thou the treasure
the heo was spekinde. 610 of which she spake;
_for_ heo was faken biforen. for she was deceitful before,
and atterne bihinden. and envenomed after;
heo demde feole domes. she pronounced many judgments
the drihten _was_ lothe. that were hateful to the Lord.
Iseid hit is on psalme. 615 It is said in the Psalm,
and ful sothe hit is bihire. and full true it is of her:
_Lingua tua concinnabat dolos._ _Lingua tua concinnabat dolos._
Heo [gh]eothede fakenliche. She poured out deceitfully,
and then feonde icwemde. and pleased the fiend;
heo heou mid hearde worde. 620 she hewed with hard words,
and _icwem_de tha wrecches. and delighted the wretches.
scearpe heo was and kene. Sharp she was and keen,
and cwemde then deofle. and pleased the devil
mid alle then sun_ne_.
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