Ȝyf hyt myȝt fallë ȝow to [falle to ȝoure D.] prow,
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Þys domus men, to chastyse,
Þat deme men wrong þurgh [demyn wrong be D.] fals asyse.
Many beyn [arn D.] now, as Pers was,
Harde domys men as Satanas. [þerfore þei stonde in gret caas D.]
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Þat man þat demeþ alle to þe [al on D.] ryȝt,
Of mercy get he no [non I- D.] plyȝt;
And ȝyf he demeþ pytyffully [pytysfully O, & he þat demyth pytously D.]
At hys demyng getyþ [demyngge get O, endyng he get D.] he mercy;
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And [And om. D.] ȝyf he deme fals iuggëment,
Þere falsnes ys, [þorwh þat falshed D.] he shalle be shent;
He shal be slayn, þat al wyl [wyle O, alle wil D.] slo;
Þat peyne wyl deme, [þat to pyne demyþ D.] to pyne shal go.
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Ȝyf þou with-drowe any mannys wyl,
Þat he ne myȝt [myghte O, he myȝt not to god D.] þe gode fulfyl
whan [as ȝif D.] he þoght to haue wel [weyl O.] doun,
Or entycedest any [entysyd ony D.] fro relygyoun,
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Gostly þou mayst [dost D.] hym slo
Ȝyf he to ouþer wykkednes go:—
As, ȝyf a man haue a chylde,
And to relygyun hys wyl be [is D.] mylde,
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And þou [Harl.; þou O om.; ȝif þou D.] eggyst hym away
To folue þe fals wrldës [for to folwe þe wordis D.] pay;
Ȝyf he þarefore be lore [þerþorw be lorn D.] yn synne,
For hym grete perel þou fallyst ynne;
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Byforë god þou hast hym slayn,
And for hym þou shalt [schalt þou D.] suffre payn.
what sey ȝe of þys bakbyters [bakbyterys O.]
Þat wykked wurdes [wrdys O.] aboutë bers [berys O.] ?
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Þey makë oftë mochë [meche D.] stryfe,
