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65 Þvs queþ Alured.
þe mon. þe on his youhþe. yeorne leorneþ.
wit and wisdom. and i writen reden;
he may beon on elde. wenliche lorþeu.
And þe þat nule one youhþe yeorne leorny.
70 wit and wysdom. and iwriten rede.
þat him schal on elde. sore rewe.
þenne cumeþ elde.
and vnhelþe.