Flesch-liking mor þan þe soule prow [i.e. profit];
þei wene to sewe cristis trace [i.e. follow His track]
Wiþ hunting and wt þe deer chace;
Þei fedin hir flesch wiþ good mete
Þt lewid folk hem tilen and gete;
Þei lyuen on lewid folkis traueyle
And nouht to hem þei auayle.
For ther þei schuld wt sarmoun tille
Þe lewid folkis herte and wille
To right longing of heuene-riche bewhile,