with. in mykil vertu of trouth and luf, til haly men that leris his luf withouten fayntes til all that will lere it.
13. Rex virtutum dilecti dilecti: & speciei domus, diuidere spolia. ¶ Kynge of vertus of lufid of lufid: and til fayrhede of the hows, [U how. S hous.] to depart spoils. ¶ Whilke lord sall gif word; he that is kynge of vertus. that is, of lufid 'of lufid.' [U om. S of loved of lovede.] that 'is,' [S & U om.] he is kynge and makere of manyfald luf, and of vertus that is in men. that thai ere vertuouse, lufand him and ilkan other: forto depart spoils. that ere tha that thurgh luf ere takyn fra the deuel and gifen til the fairehede of his hows. that is, forto make fayre his kirke.
14. Si dormiatis inter medios cleros, penne columbe deargentate: & posteriora dorsi eius in pallore auri. ¶ If ȝe slepe amange the myddis clergis, fethirs of doufe siluerd: and the hyndire of hire bake in palnes of gold. ¶ If ȝe slepe, that is, if ȝe rist in contemplacioun, fra dyn of vices, amange myddis clergis. that is, in the lare and the auctorite of twa testaments. that ȝe last til ȝoure ded, in despite of this warld, and in perfite ȝernynge of heuen. than ȝe sall hafe fethirs of doufe, that is, the vertus of a clene saule. and the hyndire of hire bake. that is, the luf of ȝour saule, whare the rotis of vertus ere festid, sall be shynand in wisdome & discrecion.
15. Dum discernit celestis reges super eam niue de|albabuntur in selmon: mons dei mons pinguis. ¶ Whils he of heuen departis kynges on hire, of snaw thai sall be whitynd in selmon: hill of god hill fat. ¶ He of heuen is crist, that departes kynges. that is, he gifis till ilke rightwisman giftis as he will. sum ane sum other. sum mare sum les. on [U repeats on.] hire, that is, in the doufe. thai sall be whitynd in forgifnes of syn. of snaw, that is, [U om. S of snaw in selmon.] abouen snaw, in selmon. that is, in vmshadowynge of grace. that is hill of god. and hill fatt. for it makes heghe in vertu, and fat in deuocioun.
16. Mons coagulatus mons pinguis: vt quid suspicamini montes coagulatos. Hill lopird hill fat: whi hafe ȝe in suspe|cioun hilles lopird. ¶ He will na man hafe suspecioun that any haligh may be euend with crist. for hilles lopird he calles halymen, that gifis mylke of lare.
