A silly man, in simple weedes forworne,
2 And soild with dust of the long dried way;
His sandales were with toilesome trauell torne,
4 And face all tand with scorching sunny ray,
As he had traueild many a sommers day,
6 Through boyling sands of Arabie and Ynde;
And in his hand a Iacobs staffe, to stay
8 His wearie limbes vpon: and eke behind,
His scrip did hang, in which his needments he did bind.
1 A silly man, in simple weeds forworn,
silly > simple, guileless (cf. 101.29-30) weeds forworn > worn-out clothes
2 And soiled with dust of the long dried way; 3 His sandals were with toilsome travel torn,
toilsome > wearisome
4 And face all tanned with scorching sunny ray, 5 As he had travelled many a summer's day,
As > [As though]
6 Through boiling sands of Arabia and Ind;
Ind > India
7 And in his hand a Jacob's staff, to stay