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CAP. V.

[verse 1] Thanne [thanne; that is, in the tyme of doom. Lire here. C.] iust men schulen stonde in greet stidfastnesse aȝens hem that an|gwischiden [anguischen Sa.] `iust men [hem I.] , and whiche [the whiche I.] token awei her trauelis. [verse 2] Thei schulen se, and schulen [Om. I.] be disturblyd with orrible drede, and thei schulen wondre in the sudeynte of heelthe [her heelthe I.] vnhopid; and thei schulen [verse 3] weile for angwisch of spirit, and thei schulen seie, doynge penaunce [penaunce; vnfruytful, for thei schulen be out of the staat of merit, and for the pen|aunce schal not be for the of|fence of God, but for the hardnesse of turment. Lire here. C.] withynne hem silf, and weilyng for the [Om. I.] angwysch of spirit, These men it ben, whiche we hadden sum tyme in to [Om. N.] scorn, and in to licnesse of vpbreidyng [vpbreiding, ether edwityng C et ceteri.] . [verse 4] We woode men gessiden her lijf woodnesse, and the ende [verse 5] of hem with oute onour [ony honour C sec. m.] ; hou therfor ben thei rekened among the sones of God, and her part is among seyntis? [verse 6] Therfor we erriden fro the weie of treuthe, and the liȝt of riȝtfulnesse schynede not to us [schynede not to vs; thouȝ it schyneth to alle men, as myche as is of it silf, for whi Goddis stiringis to good, ben maad comynly to alle men, but summen res|seyuen tho stiringis, and othere men putten awey tho; and so tho ben not maad to hem, that is, to her profit, but more to her dampnacioun. Lire here. C.] , and the sunne of vndurstondyng roos not vp to us. [verse 7] We weren maad weri in the weie of wickidnesse and of perdicioun; and we ȝeden hard weies. [verse 8] But we knewen [knowen CHN.] not the weie of the Lord; what

profitide pride to vs, ethir what brouȝte [hath brouȝt I.] the boost of richessis to vs? [verse 9] All tho thingis passiden as schadewe, and as a messanger bifore rennynge. [verse 10] And as a schip, that passith thorou the flowynge watir, of which whanne it hath passid, it is not to fynde a step, nethir the path of the botme therof in wawys. [verse 11] Ethir as a bryd, that flieth ouer in the eir, of which [whos wey I.] no preef is foundun of the weie therof, but oneli the sown of wengis betynge liȝt wynde, and keruynge the eir by the [Om. I.] myȝt of weie, and with wyngis moued togidere it flei ouer, and aftir this no signe is foundun of the weie therof. [verse 12] Ethir as an arowe shot [sent ceteri.] out in to a place or|deyned, the eir is [Om. CV.] departid, and [Om. CV.] is [it is I.] closid aȝen anoon, that the passyng therof be not knowun. [verse 13] `So and [Riȝt so I.] we borun ceessiden anoon to be, and sotheli we myȝten schewe no signe of vertu; but we weren wastid in oure malice [malice, ether yuel willidnesse CEFGHKMQSUVYaç.] [we weren wastid in oure malice, ether yuel willid|nesse; is seid yuel firyng; that stondith in the bren|nyng of co|ueytise, wher ynne wickid men ben wast|id; for whi lecherouse men ben wastid bi the fier of fleisly coueitise, co|ueytouse men ben wastid bi the fier of co|ueitise, and proude men ben wastid bi the fier of worldly hiȝ|nesse. iust men schulen liue; in liyf glorie. anentis the Lord; of whom thei hopen to be rewardid, not of the world. anentis the hiȝeste; to whose onour thei ordeynen her dedis. the rewme of fairnesse; that is, of heuenly glorie, where no vile thing is. with his riȝt hond; in kep|ing hem in blis, that is signefied bi the riȝthond. with his hooli arm; in this is signefied the sikirnesse of blis, that may not be takun awey bi ony creature. Lire here. C.] . [verse 14] Thei that synneden, seiden siche thingis in helle. [verse 15] For the hope of a wickid man is as the flour of a brere which is takun awei of the wynd, and as smal froth which is scaterid [scaterid abrod I.] of a tempest, and as smoke which [the which I.] is spred abrood of wynd, and as the mynde of `an herborid man [a giste I.] of o dai, that passith forth. [verse 16] But iust men schulen lyue withouten ende, and the meede of hem is anentis the Lord; and the thouȝt of hem is anentis the hiȝeste. [verse 17] Therfor thei schulen take of the hond of the Lord the rewme of fairnesse, and the [a I.] diademe of comely|nesse; for he schal gouerne hem with his riȝthond, and he schal defende hem with his hooli arm. [verse 18] And his feruent loue [feruent loue; for bi feruent loue of riȝtful|nesse he goith forth, to the punysching of yuele men. C.] schal take armure, and he schal arme the creature to the venieaunce of enemyes. [verse 19] He schal clothe riȝtfulnesse for an ha|burioun, and he schal take certeyn doom [verse 20] for a [the I.] basynet; he schal take a scheeld that may not be ouercomun, equyte [equyte, ether euenesse CFGHKMNQSUVXaç. equyte, ether euenehede EPY.] ;

[verse 21] forsothe he schal whette hard wraththe [hard wraththe; that is, his ven|iaunce, which noon mai with|stonde. Lire here. C.] in to a spere, and the world schal fiȝte with him aȝens vnwitti men. [verse 22] Streiȝte sendyngis out of leytis schulen go, and as the sidis of a reynbouwe, whanne the bouwe of cloudis is crokid, thei schulen be destried; and thei schulen skippe in to a certeyn place. [verse 23] And fulle hailstones schulen be sent fro a stony wreththe [a stony wraththe; that is, of Goddis ire, that makith heuye hail stones. wexe whiyt; that semeth whiyt, whanne the see is tro|blid. The spirit of vertu; that is, strong wynd. Lire here. C.] , and the watir of the see schal wexe whijt aȝens hem, and floodis schulen renne togider harde. [verse 24] The spirit of vertu schal stonde aȝens hem, and as the whirl|yng of wind it schal departe hem; and the wickidnesse of hem schal brynge al the lond to desert, and malice schal distrye the seetis of myȝti men.