helples, and sorowynge of pore: now .i. sall rise, lord says. ¶ This ill thai say and does: bot oure lord says, now i. sall rise. that is, als tite .i cum to deme and ȝeld thaim thaire wickidnes: and that for to doe away the wrecchidnes of helples. that is the bodily pyne of tha that has noght the deuel till help in pride, na the warld in couatys, na his flesche in lichery. and to doe away the sorow of pore, that has sorow for synn and langis til heuen: elles ware thai noght worthi to be helpid.
6. Ponam in salutari: fiducialiter agam in eo. ¶ I sall sett in hele: traistly i sall wirk in him. ¶ The voice of the fadere: i sall sett in hele. that is in ihū oure hele: he says noght what he sall sett, bot he will that we witt. that it is that thynge that falles til the comfort and the ioy of helples and of pore. that is at say, i sall sett in ihū the solace and the ioiynge of pore men. and traistly, that is, myghtyly i. sall wirke in him, in safynge of rightwis and dampnynge of wickid.
7. Eloquia domini eloquia casta: argentum igne exami|natum, probatum terre, purgatum septuplum. ¶ The wordis of lord wordis chaste: syluyre examynd in fire. proued of the erth, purged seuenfald. ¶ Here the prophet comendis the prechynge of crist, and shewis the profit thar of. the wordis of oure lord ere chast withouten corupcioun. for sum spekis of god for thai will be haldyn [U bihaldyn. S be holdene.] wise & haly. that men haf will to gif thaim giftis. bot cristes wordis ere chast, and syluere examynd in fire. that is thai ere proued thurgh the fire of tribulacioun, whether thai be lastand in vs or noght. proued of erth. that is thai ere departid fra the erth, nathynge hafand of erthly filth. Imange all metalles nan is that swetterly chymes than syluere. als ymange spechis nan is swa swet til the thoght as godis word. and that is purged seuenfald. that is perfitly, thurgh the sen [S seuen.] giftis of the halygast, thurgh the whilk godis word shynes. when the lif of him that says the word is bright in tha seuen giftis. tha ere there: wisdom. vndirstandynge. counsaile. and fors. conynge. and pite. and the dred of oure lord.
8. Tu domine seruabis nos & custodies nos: a genera|cione hac in eternum. ¶ Thou lord sall ȝeme vs and kepe vs. fra this generacioun, withouten end. ¶ Thou lord thurgh tha wordis sall ȝeme vs in this warld: for we may noght. and kepe vs, if we kepe thi wordis: here as helples and pore. bot in heuen as
