men. and couatous, that thai bend to wyn til the honur and lord|ship of this warld. and that is ouyre cumyn. for crist sall breke it. and kast it til the fyre of hell. and seke men, that is, meke men and febill in thaire aghyn eghyn withouten presumpcioun and pride. ere beltid in strenght. that is, thorgh gastly vertu thai ere made stabil. and lastand in thoght, forto feght agayns thaire enmys. for all goed men has many fas whils thai ere in this life.
7. Repleti prius pre panibus se locauerunt: & famelici saturati sunt. ¶ ffild first for lauys thai layd thaim: and hungry ere fild. ¶ Tha that first was fild in erthly lustis, and bolnyd in pride. for lafis. that is, for fode of saule. thai layd thaim, that is, thai gaf thaim mekly to resayfe the lare of heuen. and swa hungry. that is, desirand rightwisnes and the worde of life. ere fild in swetnes of endles ioy. and swa lange sall this gastly brede last.
8. Donec sterilis peperit plurimos: & que multos habe|bat filios infirmata est. ¶ Till the barayn hafe born many; and sho that had many sunnys is made seke. ¶ Til the barayn, that is, til the kirke of cristen men. that first was barayn of trouth and goed werke, hafe born many sunnys gastly til crist. and the synagoge, that had many fleyssly sunnys. is made seke. that is, it is knawyn. that it broght na man til perfeccioun. and now it bryngis na man till saluacioun.
9. Dominus mortificat & viuificat: deducit ad inferos & reducit. ¶ Lord slas and he qwykyns; he ledis til hell and bryngis agayn. ¶ Oure lord slas thaim that lufis this life out|rageusly. and he qwykyns thaim that forsakis this warld. and despysis this life for the life endles. he ledis till hell. that is, he settis drede of hell in synfull men. and swa he bryngis thaim agayn till hope of life.
10. Dominus pauperem facit & ditat: humiliat & sub|leuat. ¶ Lord makis pore and he makis riche: he mekis and he vpliftis. ¶ Oure lord makis a pore man, mercifully refand his hert fra couaytis and erthly luf. and he makis him riche of endles goeds. for he made him noght riche thorgh rightwisnes. bot if he first had made hym pore thorgh mercy. he mekys the proude til the pyne of deuels. and vpliftis the meke til the ioy of aungels.
11. Suscitans de puluere egenum: & de stercore erigens pauperem. ¶ Raysand the nedy out of dust; and out of the fen rightand the pore. ¶ Raysand withinen thorgh grace. out of
