The wattir was ther awn fragelitee,
And thar treſpas, and thar Inequitee
In to this world, the wich thei ſtond y-cloſit;
[2024] That was the wattir wich thei have ſuppoſit,
That haith there knowlag maad ſo Inperfyt;
Thar ſyne & ek ther worldis gret delyt,
As clowdy wattir, was euermore betweñ,
whereby they see not the lion perfectly.
[2028] That thei the lyone perfitly hath nocht ſeñ;
Bot as the wattir, wich was yer awn ſynne,