til his sceptirs. til heuyd of his feghters: cumand as whirlwynd [S whorle wynde.] to skatire me. ¶ Sceptire is [M, T I. U, S, L &c. of.] the kyngis wand, that bitakyns [S is bitaken of. M that bítokeneth.] his pouste. aswhasay. god thou dampnyd all wickid men in the whilke the deuyl has myght for syn. and alswa thou weryd the heuyd of his feghters. that is, ill pryncys and fendis, that cumys with many temptaciouns to waste me, as dust bifor the wynd. bot.
22. Exultacio eorum: sicut eius qui deuorat pauperem in abscondito. ¶ The gladnes of tha: as of him that deuours the pore in hidil. ¶ That is, all thaire ioy is broght til noght. as of him that spoyls a pore man. whaim he wend had bene riche, and is noght. and swa is desayfyd.
23. Viam fecisti in mari equis tuis: in luto aquarum mul|tarum. ¶ Way thou made in the see til thi horsis; and in the layre of many watirs. ¶ That is, in synful men thou made way till thi prechours. that thi worde ran in thaire thoghtis. and thou made way [S. U om.] til thaim in layre of many watirs: that [S. U thi.] is, in vile and clam [S om.] couatys of men, turnand thaim perfitly til the, that na desyre of any creature left in thaire hert.
24. Audiui & conturbatus est venter meus: a voce con|tremuerunt labia mea. ¶ I herd and my wambe is druuyd: fra the voice trembild my lippis. ¶ I herd. that is, .i. vndirstode thorgh the haly gast, what angire goed men sall suffire in the end of this warld. and my wambe, that is, my frelte, is stird for drede. fra the voice of that herynge my lippis trembild. that is, .i. quoke for drede of the syn of my mouth. fylid in speche. and wonand amange folke that has foule lippis. aswhasay, .i. drede to tell haly wordis with my fylid mouth. for thi.
25. Ingrediatur putredo in ossibus meis: & subter me scateat. ¶ Rotynge ga in my banys; and vndire me sprynge. ¶ That is, my fleyss rote til my banys. and vndire me sprynge rotynge ful of wormys. this bifall me here, that .i. may fle wers. and
26. Vt requiescam in die tribulacionis: et ascendam ad populum accinctum nostrum. ¶ That .i. rest in day of tribula|cioun; and that .i. steght [S steghe.] til oure folke beltid. ¶ That .i. rest with halighis in day of maste anguys. that is, in the day of dome. and than steghe til the cumpany of folk beltid. that is, that
