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CAP. XXXIII.

[verse 1] And the word of the Lord was maad [verse 2] to me, and he seide, Thou, sone of man, speke to the sones of thi puple, and thou schalt seie to hem, A lond whanne Y bringe in a swerd on it, and the puple of the lond takith [take N.] o man of hise laste men, [verse 3] and makith hym aspiere [a biholdere, ether aspiere CEFGHIKMNPQRSUXY.] on hym, and he seeth a swerd comynge on the lond, and sowneth with a clarioun, and tellith [verse 4] to the puple, forsothe a man that herith, who euer he is, the sowne of the clarioun, and kepith not him silf, and the swerd cometh, and takith hym awei, the blood of hym schal be on the heed of hym. [verse 5] He herde the sown of the [Om. I.] clarioun, and kepte not hym silf, his blood schal be in hym; forsothe if he kepith hym silf, he schal saue his lijf. [verse 6] That if the [he F.] aspiere [biholdere CEFGHIK MNPQRSUX.] seeth a swerd comynge, and sowneth not with a clarioun, and the puple kepith not hym silf, and the swerd cometh, and takith awei a man of hem, sotheli he is takun in his wickidnesse; but Y schal seke the blood of hym of the hond of the [Om. ENRU.] aspiere. [verse 7] And, thou, sone of man, Y ȝaf thee aspiere [a lookere C pr. m. an ouerseer C sec. m. marg. a lookere, ether aspiere EFGIKMNPQRSUXY.] to the hous of Israel; therfor thou schalt here of my mouth a word, and schalt telle to hem of me. [verse 8] If whanne Y seie to the wickid man, Thou, wickid man, schalt die bi deth, thou spekist not, that the wickid man kepe hym silf fro his weie, thilke wickid man schal die in his wickidnesse, but Y schal seke his blood of thin hond. [verse 9] Forsothe if whanne thou tellist to the wickid man, that he be conuertid fro his weies, he is not conuertid fro his weie, he schal die in his wickidnesse; certis thou hast delyuered thi soule. [verse 10] Therfore thou, sone of man, seie to the hous of Israel, Thus ȝe spaken, seiynge, Oure wickid|nessis and oure synnes ben on vs, and we failen in tho; hou therfor moun we lyue? [verse 11] seie thou to hem, Y lyue, seith the Lord

God, Y nyle [wile not I.] the deth of the wickid man, but that the wickid man be conuertid fro his weie, and lyue; be ȝe conuertid fro ȝoure worste weies, and whi schulen ȝe die, the hous of Israel? [verse 12] Therfor thou, sone of man, seie to the sones of thi pu|ple, The riȝtfulnesse of a riȝtful man schal not delyuere hym, in whateuer dai he do|ith synne; and the wickidnesse of a wickid man schal not anoye him, in what euere dai he is conuertid fro his wickidnesse; and a iust man schal not mowe lyue in his riȝtfulnesse, in what euer dai he doith synne. [verse 13] Also if Y seie to a iust man, that he schal lyue bi lijf, and he tristith in his riȝtfulnesse, and doith wickidnesse, alle his riȝtfulnessis schulen be ȝouun to forȝetyng, and in his wickidnesse which he wrouȝte, in that he schal die. [verse 14] For|sothe if Y seie to the wickid man, Thou schalt die bi deth, and he doith penaunce for his synne, and doith dom and riȝtful|nesse, [verse 15] and if thilke wickid man restorith a wed, and ȝeldith raueyn, and goith in [in the I.] comaundementis of lijf, and doith not ony vniust thing, he schal lyue bi lijf, and schal not die. [verse 16] Alle hise synnes which he synnede, schulen not be arettid to hym; he dide doom and riȝtfulnesse, he schal lyue bi lijf. [verse 17] And the sones of thi puple seiden, The weie of the Lord is not euene [of euene FHIKMNQSUX.] weiȝte; and the weie of hem is vniust. [verse 18] For whanne a iust man goith awei fro his riȝtfulnesse, and doith wick|idnessis, [verse 19] he schal die in tho; and whanne a wickid man goith awei fro his wickid|nesse, and doith dom and riȝtfulnes, he schal lyue in tho. [verse 20] And ȝe seien, The weie of the Lord is not riȝtful. Y schal deme ech man bi hise weies of ȝou, the hous of Israel. [verse 21] And it was doon in the tweluethe ȝeer, in the tenthe monethe, in the fyuethe dai of the monethe of our passyng ouer, he that fledde fro Jerusalem cam to me, and seide, The citee is distried. [verse 22] Forsothe the hond of the Lord was maad to me in

the euentid, bifore that he cam that fledde, and he openyde my mouth, til he cam to me eerli; and whanne my mouth was openyd, Y was no more stille. [verse 23] And the word of the Lord was maad to me, and [verse 24] he seide, Thou, sone of man, thei that dwellen in `thingis in poynt to falle doun [these rynouse thingis CEFGHIKMNPQRS sec. m. UX. ether redi to falle doun K marg. these gryuouse thingis S pr. m.] on the erthe of Israel, seien, spekynge, Abraham was oon, and bi eritage he hadde the lond in possessioun; forsothe we ben manye, the lond is ȝouun to vs in to pos|sessioun. [verse 25] Therfor thou schalt seie to hem, The Lord God seith these thingis, Whe|ther ȝe that eten in blood, and reisen ȝoure iȝen to ȝoure vnclennessis, and scheden blood, schulen haue in possessioun the lond bi eritage? [verse 26] Ȝe stoden in ȝoure swerdis, ȝe diden ȝoure abhomynaciouns, and ech man defoulide the wijf of his neiȝbore; and schulen ȝe welde the lond bi eritage? [verse 27] Thou schalt seie these thingis to hem, Thus seith the Lord God, Y lyue, for thei that dwellen in `thingis redi to falle doun [ruinous thingis, ether redi to falle doun CEFGHKMNPQSUXY. ruynouse thingis, ether redi to falle I. ruinouse thinges R.] , schulen falle doun bi swerd, and he that is in the feld, schal be ȝouun to beestis to be deuourid; but thei that ben in stronge holdis and in dennes, schu|len die bi pestilence. [verse 28] And Y schal ȝyue the lond in to wildirnesse, and in to de|sert, and the pryde and strengthe [the strengthe I.] therof schal faile; and the hillis of Israel schulen be maad desolat, for noon is that schal passe bi tho. [verse 29] And thei schulen wite, that Y am the Lord, whanne Y schal ȝyue her lond desolat and desert, for alle her abho|mynaciouns whiche thei wrouȝten. [verse 30] And thou, sone of man, the sones of thi puple that speken of thee bisidis wallis, and in the doris of housis, and seien, oon to an other, a man to his neiȝbore, and speken, Come ȝe, and here we, what is the word [verse 31] goynge out fro the Lord; and thei comen to thee, as if my puple entrith, and my puple sitten bifore thee, and thei heren thi wordis, and doon not tho; for thei

turnen tho in to the song of her mouth, [verse 32] and her herte sueth her auerice; and it is to hem as a song of musik, which is songun bi soft and swete sown; and thei heren thi wordis, and thei doon not tho; [verse 33] and whanne that that is [was N.] bifore seide cometh [come A.] , for lo! it cometh, thanne thei schulen wite, that `profetis weren [a profete was A pr. m. EFGHIKMNPQRSUX. Y a profete C.] among hem.