That euermor thei ſtond confuſit In.
Had men been always religious, they had seen the lion not in water, but clearly.
If thei haith ſtond in to religioñ clen,
[2032] Thei had the lyone Not in watter ſen,
Bot clerly vp in to the hewyne abuf,
Eternaly whar he ſhal not remufe.
And euermore in vatter of ſyne vas hee,
[47] “see”(?).
[2036] For-quhi It is Impoſſeble for to bee;[47]
The world is enclosed in the darkness of their sin.