þa þe ledden here lif in werre ⁊ in winne.
þer is fur þ̵ is undret fald hattre. þene bo ure.
Ne mei quenchen salt weter ne uersc of þe burne.
þis is þ̵ fur þ̵ efre bernd ne mei nawiht hit quenchen;
250 Þer inne boð þa þe was to lof wreche men to swenchen.
þa þe weren swikelemen ⁊ ful of uuel wrenchen.
þa þe mihten uuel don. þe þe lef hit wes to þenchen.
Þe luueden tening ⁊ stale. hordom ⁊ drunken.
⁊ a doules werche bliþeliche swunken.
255 Þa þe weren swa lese þ̵ me hom ne mihte ileuen.