by what skill is it proved that god demes al our dedes, when we see ill men in welth: thai wene he will noght venge him, for he abydes of his vengeaunce. and if connyng be in heigh, that is, if god al wate, & punysches [S. U2 punyseth.] all vnrightwisnes, why see we the wicked man in ese.
12. Ecce ipsi peccatores & habundantes in seculo: obtin|uerunt diuicias. ¶ ffor lo sinful & abundand in the werlde: had riches. ¶ That is, thas that er wrongwis [S. U2 riche.] men & couatous weldes the 'myghtes & the dignyte [S myght.] ' in earth. & haly men ar in povertie.
13. Et dixi, ergo sine causa iustificaui cor meum: & laui inter innocentes manus meas. ¶ And J sayd, then withouten chesoun J rightwised my herte: and J wescht amang innocents my hend. ¶ That is, if it war sua as wicked men says, rightly sayd I: for J serve til god, & has nought. & thai serve the devil & has mykel: than withouten cheson, that is, in vayn, J mayd my hert clene of ill thought. if thai sulde as wele have heven, that has ay foule thoght, as J: and if it war sua, in vaine J wesch my hende of il dede, folouand innocents.
14. Et fui flagellatus tota die: & castigacio mea in matutinis. ¶ & J was swongen al day: & my chastying in mornyngs. ¶ And in vayne was J swongen, that is, for nought was J tholemode, if J shoulde have na mare mede, than he that does il for il: & in vnmayte was J chastyed to lif wele, in mornyngs, that is, at the beginnynge, when J am tempted of synne: & it is grete sygne of gods love when he suffers vs nought to have delite in il, but as tite slokens the temptacioun with sorowe of pyne, or swetnes of his luf. if god war nought wytand al things, or punyscht not synne. there vnconabiltes folouid, that J was in vayn rightwis|ous in thought & dede. & tholmode in wa. withouten enchesoun: to the whilke rightwis mede is aught [S aght.] . for thy god suffers nought withouten chesoun a rightwis man to be in angwiss. & a wicked in welth. for.
15. Si dicebam narrabo sic: ecce nacionem filiorum tuorum reprobaui. ¶ If J sayd J sal sua tell: lo the naciouns of thi sons J reproued. ¶ That is, if J tell it that it be sua, that god will nought punysch sinful men in hel, & rewarde good men in heven. lo this misemand thing folous, that J demed reprovable
