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LV.

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Milþe of me, lauerd, for man fortrade me;
Al dai fightand, me droued he.

2

Mine faas fortrade me al dai þare;
For mani fightand ogaines me ware.

3

Noght sal .I. drede fra heghnes of dai,
Bot in þe hope sal .I. ai

4

In god looue sal .I. sagh; in god hoped .I.;
Ine sal drede what flessche dos me for-þi.

5

Alle dai mi wordes cursed þa;
Ogaine me in iuel þar thoghtes ma.

6

Inbigge þai sal, hide þam with-al;
Mi helespor bihald þai sal.

7

Als þai mi saule abade: for noght saltou nou
Sauf make þam; in wreth folke breke sal tou.

8

God, mi life schewed .I. to þe righte;
Mine teres set þou in þi sighte,

9

Als and in [þi] hete: þen sal mi faa
Hindward torne again to ga;

10

[In whatkin dai .I. cal the nou,
Loke, .I. knew þat mi god art þou].

11

In god, worde heryhe .I. sal,
In lauerd sagh looue with-al.
In god hoped .I. ai on an:
Noght sal .I. drede what me dos man.

12

God, þine hotes ere in me,
Whilk .I. sal yhelde loouinges to þe;

13

For mi saule dede toke þou fra,
Mi fete fra sliþinge als-swa,
Þat .I. queme bifor god in land,
In þe light of liuand.