soght him, and his stede is noght funden. ¶ I passid till his end|ynge in my thoght: and lo he was not myghty. for than he tynes all his ioy: .i. soght him, that is, .i. broght in mynde all his welth. and his stede is not funden. for in an houre all his myght and riches is distroyde.
39. Custodi innocenciam & vide equitatem: quoniam sunt reliquie homini pacifico. ¶ Kepe vnnoyandnes and see euenhede; for relikes ere till a pesfull man. ¶ Kepe vnnoyandnes, that thou be clene in thi selfe bifore god: and see euenhed til thi neghbure, in worde and dede: or if thou be in anguys see that it is euen. for relikes ere til a pesful man eftere this life: for all goed is left til him in heuen.
40. Iniusti autem disperibunt: simul reliquie impiorum interibunt. ¶ Bot vnrightwis sall myskary; relikes of wickid samyn sall dye. ¶ The relikes of wickid ere erthly thyngis: forthi when vnrightwis men myskaris, that is dyes, and gays till thare pyne, samen with thaim ther goedis wites away.
41. Salus autem iustorum a domino: & protector eorum in tempore tribulacionis. ¶ Bot the hele of rightwis is of lord: and hilere of thaim in tyme of tribulacioun. ¶ Of nathynge may hele of saule be bot of god. bot warldis men hopis mare in ther riches than in god. forthi thai hafe na hele, na thai ere hild fra angirs, as rightwismen ere.
42. Et adiuuabit eos dominus & liberabit eos, & eruet eos a peccatoribus: & saluabit eos quia sperauerunt in eo. ¶ And lord sall help thaim, and delyuere thaim, and he sall out take thaim fra synful: and he sall saf thaim, for thai hopid in him. ¶ Oure lord sall helpe thaim to doe goed: and delyuer thaim, that is, he sall make thaim fre and sykere as nane ware agayns thaim. swilke ere tha that lufis perfitly. and he sall take thaim out fra synfull: that is, he kepis thaim that [S at.] thai ere not hurt in the con|trariouste of the warld: & he sall saf thaim, not for thai synned neuer, bot fore thai [S thei. U om.] hopid in hym.
[PSALM XXXVII.]
DOMINE ne in furore tuo arguas me: neque in ira tua corripias me. ¶ Lord in thi woednes argu not me; na chasty