and of thi mercy. hyl me fra the wickidnes of fendis and ill men, that lettis me of my rest. thus.
11. Inimici mei animam meam circumdederunt, adipem suum concluserunt: os eorum locutum est superbiam. ¶ Myn enmys has vmgifen my saule, thaire grese thai closid; the mouth of thaim spake pride. ¶ That is, fals men, that ere enmys to sothfastnes, vmgafe me with ill counsails, willand refe me my lif. thaire grese thai closed. that is thai hyld thaim in thaire ioy that come of fat pride. or he says this til lickynynge of bestis. that waxis iolife when thai ere ful of grese. as wha say. thai held thaire pride farsid in felonyse. and losand right vndirstandynge thaire mouth spake pride. for oft sith wickid men defendis with mouth. for thaim thynk shame to be ouercomen. that thai dampne in thaire hert. for thai knaw the soth.
12. Proicientes me nunc circumdederunt me: oculos suos statuerunt declinare in terram. ¶ fforthkastand me now thai haf vmgifen me; thaire eghen thai sett to held in the erth. ¶ fforth|kastand me out of the cite, as the stede had ben filed of me. now thai haf vmgifen me in the crosse hyngand, as foles that gedirs til a somere gamen. for thai sett thaire eghen. that is the entent of thaire hert. to held it in the erth. that is in erthly thynge. to couait thaim and haf thaim. And thai wend when thai sloghe crist that he had suffird all the ill and thai nane.
13. Susceperunt me sicut leo paratus ad predam: & sicut catulus leonis habitans in abditis. ¶ Thai toke me as leoun redy til pray; and as whelp of leoun wonand in hidils. ¶ The princes ware like til the leoun. that is the deuel, redy til pray of mannys saule. for he was pryncipall autoure to sla ihū crist. and the folk was as the whelp of the leoun. that is the deuels son. wonand in hidels. that is waytand how thai myght sla him.
14. Exurge domine preueni eum & supplanta eum: eripe animam meam ab impio, frameam tuam ab inimicis manus tue. ¶ Rise lord, bifor cum him and supplant him; take out my saule fra the wickid, thi swerd fra enmys of thi hand. ¶ Here he prayes that the fadere ȝeld til his aduersaris. Rise lord til vengaunce, biforcum him. the werid folke. that is, be for thaire ded cum ven|gaunce of gastly blyndynge. for ilk ill man sonere [S titter.] hurtis him self than any other. and supplant him. that is make thaim vnspedy and
