And bi-loure þat I beo-louh · er my lyf fayle. [biloure] lowren U; by-loure H. beolouh] louȝ T; by-louȝ H; er by|lowhe U. er—lyf] þeiȝ liflode me TU; or lyuelode me H.]
¶ Þe [prophete his payn eet] · In penaunce and wepyng; [Thus in U (cf. quot. be|low) ; other MSS. wrong; we find þe prophetes peyneden hem V; þe prophet his peyned T; þer is profyt in peyne H. and] & in THU.]
As þe psauter vs seiþ · so dude moni oþere, [As] By þat UTH. seiþ] techith U. so dude] & so dede T; & doþ H.]
Þat loueþ God lelly · his lyflode is wel muche:
Fuerunt michi lacrime mee panes, die ac nocte.[lelly] wel U. his] H om. wel muche] þe more T; myche H.] Line 108 ¶ And bote [ȝif luke] lyȝe · he lereþ vs a-noþer; [[ȝif luke UT; luk H] þe Bok V. lereþ] lerneþ HU. anoþer] non oþer H.] Þat to bisi we ne schulde beo · her vppon eorþe, [þat we ne schuln nouȝt be besy · aboute þe bely ioye T; he biddeþ vs we shuld not · here be to besy In no maner wise · aboute oure wombe ioiȝe H; By fowles he vs techith · þat we schulde besy ben For to make wombe ioye · in þis wonynge here U.] While we woneþ in þis world · to make vs wombe Ioye. ¶ Ne soliciti sitis · he seiþ in his godspel, [in] it in T. he—godspel] H omits.] Line 112 And scheweþ hit by ensaumple · vr soules to wisse. [hit by] it vs be T; vs by U; vs by an H. vr soules] oure selue T; vs selue U.] ¶ Þe Foules in þe Firmament · [who fynt] hem in winter? [[who fynt THU] heo feedeþ V (see l. 116).] Whon þe Forst freseþ · foode hem bi-houeþ; [forst] frost THU.] Line 115 Haue þei no gerner to go to · ȝit God fynt hem Alle." [Haue þei] þei haue U. gerner] berne U. to go to] þerto T; greiþ H. ȝit] but THU.]
"What?" quod þe prest to Perkyn · "peter! as me þinkeþ,
Þow art lettret a luyte · ho lered þe on Boke?" [lettret] lernid T. luyte] litel THU. lered] lernide THU. on] in H.]
"Abstinence þe Abbesse · myn A-b-ce me tauȝte, [After Abbesse H inserts quod he. A-b-ce] a.b.c THU.]
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And Concience com aftur · and [kennide] me betere." [aftur] aftirward U. [kennide TU] tauȝte VH. betere] moche more U.]
¶ "Weore þou a prest," quod he · "þou mihtest preche whon þe luste, [prest] prest, piers TU. luste] likiþ T; liked HU.]
