Sone they offende in that dyrknes,
Becawse they may have no cler syght,
They hurte there ffete ofte in suche myrkenes.
But as ffor this, ȝitt nevyrthelesse,
The cawse therfore I thedyr wyl wende,
Is ffor to reyse, ffrom bedde expresse,
Laȝarus that slepyth, oure althere ffrende.
Omnes discipuli. Of his syknes he xal be save,
If that he slepe, good sygne it is.
Jhesus. Laȝarus is deed and leyd in grave,