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[verse 1] But [Certis I.] now ȝongere men in tyme scornen me, whos fadris Y deynede [vowchide not saaf I.] [Y deynede not, etc.; this dedeyn cam not of dispit nether of pride, but of worthi bihold|ing of vilete. Lire here. C.] not to sette with the doggis [houndis I.] of my flok. [verse 2] Of whiche men the vertu of [of her I.] hondis was for [Om. S.] nouȝt to me, and thei weren gessid vnworthi
to that lijf [vnworthi to that liyf; as wickid men and makinge pestilence. Lire here. C.] . [verse 3] Thei weren bareyn for nedy|nesse and hungur; that [thei I.] gnawiden in wildirnesse, and [as beestis, and I.] weren [thei weren I.] pale [maad foule I.] for pouert [verse 4] and [in I.] wretchidnesse; and [and thei I.] eeten eerbis, aud the ryndis of trees; and the roote of iunyperis was her mete. [verse 5] Whiche [The whiche I.] men rauyschiden these thingis fro grete valeis; and whanne thei hadden foundun ony of alle [alle thes thingis I.] , thei runnen with cry to tho [hem I.] . [verse 6] Thei dwelliden in deseertis of strondis, and in caues of erthe, ethir on [upon I.] grauel, `ethir on cley [Om. I.] . [verse 7] Whiche weren glad among siche thingis, and [and thei I.] arettiden delices [as delices I.] to be vndur buschis. [verse 8] The [Thes weren the I. And the K sec. m. R.] sones of foolis and of vn|noble men, and outirli apperynge not in [on S.] erthe. [verse 9] But now Y am turned in to the song of hem, and Y am maad a prouerbe to hem. [verse 10] Thei holden me abhomynable, and [and thei I.] fleen fer fro me, and [and thei I.] dreden not to spete on my face. [verse 11] For [Sotheli I.] God hath openyd his arowe caas, and [and he I.] hath turmentid me, and [and he I.] hath set [putt I.] a bridil in to my mouth. [verse 12] At the riȝtside of the eest my wretchid|nessis risiden [han risen up I.] anoon; thei turneden vpse|doun my feet, and [and thei I.] oppressiden with [me with I.] her pathis as with floodis. [verse 13] Thei destrieden my weies; thei settiden tresoun to me, and [and thei I.] hadden the maistri; and `noon was [ther was noon I.] that helpide [helpide me I.] . [verse 14] Thei felden in on [upon I.] me as bi a [Om. BCV.] brokun wal, and bi ȝate [a ȝate A pr. m. X sec. m.] openyd, and [and thei I.] weren [ben I.] stretchid forth to my wretchid|nessis. [verse 15] Y am dryuun in [Om. S.] to nouȝt; he [the Lord I.] took awei my desir as wynd, and myn helpe passide awei as a cloude. [verse 16] But now my soule fadith in my silf, and daies of turment holden me stidfastly. [verse 17] In nyȝt my boon is persid with sorewis; and thei, that eten me [that eeten me; that is, wormes com|ynge forth of my bilis. Lire here. C.] , slepen [slepten A. slepith L.] not. [verse 18] In the multitude of tho my cloth is wastid, and thei han gird me as with coler [the coler I. a coler FX sec. m.] of a coote. [verse 19] Y am com|parisound to cley, and Y am maad lijk to a deed sparcle and [and to I.] aisch [aishen S.] . [verse 20] Y schal cry
to thee [thee Lord I.] , and thou schalt not here me; Y stonde [stode I.] [Y stonde; contynuynge in preyer. Lire here. C.] , and thou biholdist [biheldist I.] not me. [verse 21] Thou art chaungid in to cruel [a cruel venger I.] [in to cruel etc.; thouȝ God is not chaung|able, nethelesse he worchith chaungable thingis, of whiche he is nemyd dy|uerseli; and so he is seid pitouse, whanne he ȝyueth pro|sperites, hard, whanne he bringith in ad|uersites; and this is seid by the comyn ma|ner of speking of men, which maner Joob suede, thouȝ he helde stide|fastly, that alle lesingis ben wrouȝt of God, pitously and iustly. Lire here. C.] to me, and in the hardnesse of thin hond thou art ad|uersarie to me. [verse 22] Thou hast reisid [up reisid I.] me, and hast [thou hast I.] set [set me A pr. m.] as on [upon I.] wynd; and [and thou I.] hast hurtlid [hurlid I.] me doun strongli. [verse 23] Y woot, that thow schalt bitake me to deeth, where an hows is ordeyned to ech lyuynge man. [verse 24] Netheles thou sendist [puttist I.] not out [forth I.] thin hond to the wastyng of hem; and if thei fallen doun, thou schalt saue [saue hem I.] . [verse 25] Y wepte sum tyme on him, that was turmentid, and my soule hadde compassioun on a pore man. [verse 26] Y abood [boode I.] goodis [gode thingis I.] , and yuelis [yuel thingis I.] ben comun to me; Y abood liȝt, and derknessis braken out [out on me I.] . [verse 27] Myn ynnere thingis buyliden out with outen my reste; daies [and daies I.] of turment camen bifor me. [verse 28] Y ȝede morenynge, and Y roos [roos up I.] with out woodnesse in the cum|penye, and [and I I.] criede. [verse 29] Y was the brother of dragouns [brother of dragouns; for they that ouȝt loue me as bre|theren, bitiden in her punysch|ingis and bac|bitingis as dra|guns. of os|trigis; for they that weren homely, and felowis to me, forȝaten me as an ostrige for|ȝetith his brid. Lire here. C.] , and the felow of ostrigis. [verse 30] My skyn was maad blak on [upon I.] me, and my boonys drieden for heete. [verse 31] Myn harpe is turned in to morenyng, and myn orgun in to the vois of weperis.