12 Be ware, erth, for erthe, for sake of thi sowle,
Erthe may of erth at þe last take a fowle,
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When erth is in erthe here so long in his slogh.
13 Ffor erth gos in erth walkand in vede,
And erthe rydys on erth on a fayr stede,
When he was[8] gotyn in erth erth to his mede,
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Than is erth layde in erthe wormys to fede.
Whylke ar the wormys the flesch brede?