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CAP. XI.

[verse 2] Weie thei maden bi desertis, that ben not dwellid in; and in desert [the desert AH.] places thei maden litil [Om. C pr. m.] cotes. [verse 3] Thei stoden aȝen ene|mys, and of the enemys thei venieden hemself. [verse 4] Thei thristeden, and inwardli clepeden thee; and ther is ȝoue to them water of the heȝest ston, and reste of thrist of the harde ston. [verse 5] Bi tho thingis forsothe that the enemys of hem suf|freden peynes, fro the [Om. A.] defauting of ther drinc, and whan the sones of Irael had|den [verse 6] plente, gladeden; bi these thingus, whan to them hadden failid, wel with them is don. [verse 7] Forwhi forsothe for the welle of the [Om. AGH.] euerlastende flod, mannys blod thou ȝeue to vnriȝtwis men. [verse 8] The whiche whan thei weren mynusht, in the ouerleding of the slayne litle childer, thou ȝeue to them abundende water in maner [verse 9] not hopid; shewende bi the thrist, that thanne was, hou thine thou shuldest en|hauncen, and the aduersaries of hem slen. [verse 10] Whan forsothe thei weren temptid, for|sothe and with mercy disciplyne thei token; thei wisten, hou with wrathe vn|pitous [the vnpitous AEH.] men demed, tormentis shulden suffre. [verse 11] These forsothe as a fader warn|ende, thou prouedest; hem forsothe as an hard king askende, thou condempnedist. [verse 12] Forsothe the absent men and the present lic maner weren tormentid. [verse 13] Forsothe double noȝe hadde taken hem, and weil|ing with the mynde of the passid thingis. [verse 14] Whan forsothe thei herden, bi ther tor|mentis wel with them to ben do, thei membreden the Lord, merueilende in to the ende of the going out. [verse 15] Whom for|sothe in a shreude putting out thei scorneden cast aferr, in [and in A.] to the ende of that that fel, merueileden [thei merueileden E pr. m.] ; not lic maner

to riȝtwis men doende. [verse 16] For vnwis [the vnwis E pr. m.] thoȝtis forsothe [Om. A.] the wickidnessis [wickidnes A.] of hem, that summe errende herieden doumbe edderes, and ouer veyne bestes, thou sentist in to them a multitude of doumbe bestes, in to [verse 17] veniaunce; that thei shulden witen, for [that for AGH.] bi tho thingus that a man synneth, bi tho thingus also he shal be tormentid. [verse 18] For|sothe not inpossible was thin almyȝti hond, that made the roundnesse of erthis of mater vnseen, to senden in to them a [verse 19] multitude of beres, or hardi leouns, or of newe kinde vnknowen [of vnknowen C pr. m.] bestes, and ful of wrathe, or spittende brething of fires, or bringende forth smel of smoke, or put|tende [verse 20] out grisful sparkes fro eȝen; of whiche not onli the hurting [hurtling A.] hadde mouȝt destroȝed them, but and the looking bi drede slen. [verse 21] But and withoute these with o spirit thei myȝten ben slayn, suffrid persecucioun of ther deedis self, and scatered bi the spirit of hys vertue. But and alle thingus in mesure, and noum|bre, [verse 22] and peis thou disposedist; forsothe myche to moun, to thee alone ouer was euermore; and to the vertue of thin arm who shal aȝenstonde? [verse 23] For as a poynt of a balaunce, so is befor thee the round|nesse of erthis; and as a drope of mo|rutid dew, that goth doun in to the erthe. [verse 24] And thou hast merci of alle, for alle thingus thou maist; and thou for|berist the synnes of men, for penaunce. [verse 25] Forsothe thou loouest alle thingus that ben, and no thing thou hatedest of hem, that thou madist; ne forsothe hatende any thing thou ordeynedest, or madist. [verse 26] Hou forsothe myȝte any thing abide stille, but thou haddest wold? or that of thee were not clepid, shulde ben kept? [verse 27] Thou sparist forsothe to alle; for thine thei ben, Lord, that loouest soulis.