ȝit turne aȝen and mercy crave;
It is thi fawte and thou be lore,
Haske thou mercy and thou xalt have.
Uppon thi neybore be not vengabyl,
Ageyn the lawe if he offende;
Lyke as he is, thou art unstabyl,
Thyn owyn frelté evyr thou attende.
Evermore thi neybore helpe to amende,
Evyn as thou woldyst he xulde the;
Ageyn hym wrathe if thou accende,