[fol. 153, vo.]

5 O thou wreched erthe that on erthe trauayles nyght & daye

To fflorysshe[3] and paynt þe erthe with wanton araye;

Yet sshalle þou, erthe, for alle thy erthe, make þou it neuer so queynt or gaye,

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Oute of thys erthe in to erthe to klyng as clot in claye.

6 O wrechyd man, why[4] art þou[5] prowde that of erth art maked,

And hyder thou broght no shrowde, bot pore com and nakyd?

Lewe thy syne and lyffe in ryght,

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