Þt bremli bariþ on banke wiþ bale,

And grete fischis etin þerin þe smale.

For riche men of þis world ete

Þt pore men wiþ traueyle gete:

For wiþ pore men fariþ þe king

Riht as þe hal wiþ þe hering,

Riht as þe sturgeoun etiþ merling

And lobkeling etiþ spirling,

So stroyen more men þe lesse

Wiþ worldis wo and wrongwisnesse,