How the wyse man taught hys sone : in drei Texten / herausgegeben von Rudolf Fischer.

2. Text β. [Lesarten von B. Beide Hss. sind ohne Überschrift.]

1.

Listniþ, lordingis, and ȝe schulen here, [1 lystyn; lordyng, mit einem grossen Haken am Ende; ye; shall.] How þe wise man tauȝt his sonne, [2 the; wyse; tawght; son.] And take good tent to þis matere, [3 gud; tent] hede; this; mater.] And leerne it also, if ȝe kunne. [4 and thynke to lern yt yff ye conn.] Þis song was maad bi good resoun, [ 5] [5 this sample for yong men was fyrst fonn.] To make men true and stidfast; [6 men] them; trew; stedfast.] And whanne a þing is weel bigunne, [7 when; thynge; ys; well; begonn.] It makiþ a good eende at þe laste. [8 yt; makyth; gud; end; the; last.]

2.

Ther was a wise man, tauȝt his child, [9 a wyse man had a fayre man chyld.] While it was ȝong and tendir of age; [ 10] [10 he tawght hym well in tender age.] Þe child was boþe meeke and mylde, [11 the; boþe fehlt; meeke] gentill; mylde] myelde L, myld B.] Faire of body and of visage. [12 faire] and fayer; of visage] vysage.]

To leerne it hadde a good corage, [13 lern; yt; had; gud.] And to al goodnesse a greet desire; [14 and to please god was his desyre.] With good ensaumple and faire langage [ 15] [15 ensample; Ligatur für and zweimal hinter einander; fayer.] His fadir tauȝt him weel and faire. [16 fa∣der; tawght; hym; well; fayer.]

3.

And seide: "My sonne, take good hede, [17 said; son; gud.] Bi þe morewe every day, [18 by; the; mornyng.] Or þou do ony worldli deede, [19 ony] any; worldly; wordli L; dede.] Lifte up þin herte to god and pray [ 20] [20 lyft; þin] thy; hart.] Devoutly, as þou can or may, Þat þou in grace þi liif may lede, [22 that; thou; thi; lyff.] And synne to flee boþe nyȝt and day [23 fle; both; nyght.] Þat hevenblis may be þi mede. [24 he∣vyn; thy.]

4.

And, sonne, where þat evere þou go, [ 25] [25 wher; þou go] þou cum or go.] Be not to talewiis bi no wey; [26 be well avysed what thou say.] Þin owne tunge may be þi foo. [27 for thyn own tong; thy.] Þerfore be waar what þou doist say, [28 therfor be ware by any way.] Where and to whom, be ony wey, [29 wher; be ony wey] and what þou say.] Take good hede, if þou do seie ouȝt; [ 30] [30 gud; yff; do fehlt; say; owght.] For þou myȝte seie a word to day, [31 thou; myght; say; worde.] Þat VII ȝeer after may be forþouȝt. [32 that; yere; may] myght; forthowght.]

5.

And, sonne, what maner man þou be, [33 thou.] Ȝeeve þee not to ydilnesse, [34 ȝeeve] draw; the; ydylnes.] But take good heede of þi degree, [ 35] [35 hede; of] to; thy; degre.] And þeron do þi bisynesse. [36 theron; thy; besynes.]

Be waar of reste and ydilnesse, [37 be ware; rest; ydylnes.] Whiche þingis norischen slouþe, [38 for þat ys a thyng þat norissheith slowth.] And evere be bisi, more or lesse, [39 and evere be bisi] but ay be besy; lasse.] It is a ful good signe of trouþe. [ 40] [40 yt; ys; ful fehlt; trowth.]

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And, sonne, also y waarne þee, [41 y] i; warn; the.] Desire noon office for to beere, [42 desyre; non; offyce; bere.] For þan it wole noon oþir bee, [43 than; yt; wole] will; non; other; be.] Þou muste þi neiȝboris displese and dere, [44 þou muste] but þou must; neyghbowr.] Or ellis þou muste þi silf forswere [ 45] [45 ells; þou muste þi silf] thi self thou must.] And do not as þin office wolde, [46 þin] thy; offyce; wold.] And gete þe mawgre heere and þeere, [47 gett; the; maugre; here; ther.] More þan þank a hundridfolde. [48 than; þank fehlt; hundrid] thowsand; fold.]

7.

And, sonne, as fer as þou may lere, [49 may] mayst; lere] here.] On yvel qwestis þou not comme, [ 50] [50 on no evill quest loke þat thou cum.] Neiþer fals witnes þou noon bere [51 ne∣ther; falce; wytnes; þou noon] þat thou.] On no mannys matere, al neiþer somme; [52 mater; all; neiþer] ne; sum.] Þou were betere be deef and dombe, [53 for hyt were better be def or dume.] Þan falseli go upon a qweste; [54 than; falsly; to vor go L; quest.] Sonne, þinke upon þat dreedful doomme [ 55] [55 sone; thynk; þat] the; dredfull; dome.] How god schal deeme us at þe laste. [56 shall; deme; the; last.]

8.

And, sonne, of oon þing y þee waarne, [57 sun; oon] on; thyng; y] i; the; warne.] And on my blessynge take good hede, [58 blessyng; gud.]

Be waar of usinge þe taverne; [59 be ware; usyng; of vor þe L; the.] Also þe diis y þee forbede. [ 60] [60 and vor also L; the; dyce; y] i.] And flee al letcherie in wil and dede, [61 fle; all; lechery; will.] Lest þou come to yvel preef, [62 cum; yvel] evyll; preef] spede and pref.] For alle þi wittis it wole overlede [63 all; thy; wyttis; yt; wole] will.] And bringe þee into greet myscheef. [64 bryng; þee; into] to; gret; myschef.]

9.

And, sonne, sitte not up at even to longe, [ 65] Neiþer use no rere souperis late; Þauȝ þou be boþe hool an strong, With such outrage it wole aslake. [65-68fehlen.] And of late waking comeþ debate, [69 walkyng; wal∣king L, gebessert nach α 77; cumyth.] And out of tyme to sitte and drink. [ 70] [70 owt; syte; drynke.] Þerfore be waar and kepe þi state, [71 therfor; be ware; þi] the; state] algate.] And go to bedde bi tyme and wynke. [72 bede; bi] be.]

10.

And, sonne, if þou wolt have a wiif, [73 sone; yff; wolt] wilt; wyff.] Take hir not for coveitise, [74 hir] her; covytice.] But wyseli enqweere of al hir liif, [ 75] [75 but wy∣sely wayte and make gud pref.] And take good hede bi myn avice, [76 fehlt.] Þat sche be meeke, curteis and wys. [77 she; meke; curteys; wyse.] Þouȝ sche be poore, take þou noon hede, [78 thowgh; she; pore; non.] And sche wole do þee more service, [79 for she will do the good servyce; good vor service L.] Þan will a riccher, whanne þou hast neede. [ 80] [80 than will a rychar; will fehlt L, aus B eingesetzt; whan; nede.]

11.

And if þi wyf be meeke and good, [81 yff; thy; wyff; meke; gud.] And serviþ þee weel and plesauntly, [82 serve; þee] the; well.]

Loke þat þou be not so woode, [83 þat fehlt; thou; wode.] To charge hir to grevously; [84 her.] But rewle hir faire and eesili, [ 85] [85 rule; hir] þee L, her B; fayer; easly.] And cherische hir weel for hir good dede; [86 cherrysshe; her; well; her; gud.] For overdoon þing unskilfully [87 overdo; thyng; unskilfully] unwysly.] Makiþ gryf to growe, whanne it is no nede. [88 makyth; gryf fehlt; grow; whanne] wher; it fehlt; ys.]

12.

For it is betere with reste and pees [89 yt; is] were; better; rest. pease.] A melis meete of hoomeli fare, [ 90] [90 melys; mete; hoomeli] husbondry and homely.] Þan for to have an hundrid mees [91 than; a hundred messe.] With grucchinge and wiþ myche care. [92 gro∣gyng; wiþ fehlt.] And þerfore leerne weel þis lore: [93 therfor, my son, lerne well the lore.] If þou wolt have a wyf with eese, [94 yff; thow; wylt; wyff; ease.] For ritchesse take hir nevere þe more, [ 95] [95 riches; her; never; the.] Þouȝ sche wolde þee boþe feffe and ceese. [96 thowgh; she; wolde] will; þee] the; both; sease.]

13.

And þou schalt not þi wyf displese, [97 shalt; thy; wyff; displese] dyspyse.] Neiþer calle hir bi no vilouns name; [98 neiþer] ne; call; her; by; violens.] And if þou do, þou art not wys, [99 and yff thou do in any wyse.] To calle hir foule it is þi schame. [ 100] [100 to myssecall thy wyffe yt ys thy schame.] If þou þin owne wyf wilt defame, [101 and yf þou wilt thyn own defame.] No wondir þouȝ an oþir do so. [102 wonder; thowgh; other; soo.] But softe and faire a man may tame [103 soft; fayer.] Boþe herte and hynde, bucke and do. [104 bothe; hart; and fehlt; hynd; boke; doo.]

14.

And y wole neiþir glose ne peynt, [ 105] [105 and y wole neiþir] and, son, i will nother; paynt.] But y waarne þee on þe oþir side: [106 but fehlt; y] i; warn; þee] the; þe] þat; other; syde.] If þi wyf come wiþ a playnt [107 yff; thy; wyffe; cum; wyth.] On man or child at ony tide, [108 or fehlt; chyld; at ony tide] for any dede.] Be not to hasti to fiȝte and chide, [109 hasty; fyght; and] ne; chyde.] Ne wreche, til þou know þe soþe; [ 110] [110 ne wreche B] and be not awreke L; til] or; þe soþe] the sothe owt.] For in wraþþe þou myȝte make a braide, [111 myght; brayde.] Þat aftirwarde schulde rewe ȝou boþe. [112 that VII yere after myght be forthowght.]

15.

And, sonne, if þou be weel at eese [113 sone; yf; well; at] a; ease.] And warme amonge þi neiȝboris sitte, [114 among; thy; neyghbowrs; sitte] sete.] Be not newfangil in no wise, [ 115] [115 new∣fangle; wyse; wisee L.] Neiþer hasti for to chaunge ne flitte. [116 neiþer] ne; hasty; ne] and; flete.] And if þou do, þou wantist witte [117 if fehlt; þou] beide Male thow; wantist witte] art not wyse.] And art unstable on every side; [118 fehlt.] And also men wole speke of itt [119 also fehlt; wole] will; itt] that.] And seie: þis foole can not abide. [ 120] [120 say; this; fole; not B] nowhere L; abyde.]

16.

And, sonne, þe more good þat þou hast, [121 sonne fehlt; the; gud; thou.] Þe raþer bere þee meeke and lowe. [122 the; rather; þee fehlt; meke.] And booste not myche, it is but waast; [123 bost; yt; ys; wast.] Bi boostynge men mowe foolis knowe. [124 for by bostyng men may folys know.]

And loke þou paye weel þat þou doost owe; [ 125] [125 and] but; thow; pay; well; thow; doost fehlt in B.] And bi oþir richesse sette no greet price, [126 by; oþir] myche; ryches; gret; pryce.] For deeþ wole take boþe hiȝe and lowe, [127 dethe; wole] will; both; high.] And þan fareweel al þat þere is. [128 than; farewell; all; ther; ys;]

17.

And þerfore do þou bi my counsaylle, [129 fehlt; councelle L; s. Anm. z. Stelle.] And take ensaumple of oþir men, [ 130] [130 ensaumpull; other.] How litil her good dooþ hem availe, [131 howe; lytle; her] ther; doth; hem]them; avayle.] Whanne þei be dolven in her den, [132 whan; they; dolve; in her den] and rotyn.] And he þat was not of his kyn, [133 and fehlt; was not] never was; hys; kynne.] Haþ his wyf and þat þere is. [134 hath; hys; wyffe; þat þere is] all þat ever ys.] Sonne, kepe þee out of deedly synne, [ 135] [135 sone; þee] the; owt; dedely.] And lerne to gete þee paradys. [136 lerne B] asaye L; þee fehlt; paradyse.]

18.

And of þi trespas make ameendis, [137 fehlt.] And to poore men of þi good þou dele, [138 and of thy good to pore men thow dele.] And of þi foomen make þi freendis, [139 of fehlt; thy; foomen] foyes; thy; frendis.] And love to gete þee souleheele. [ 140] [140 love B] asaye L; þee] the; sowlehele.] For þe world is boþe fals and freel, [141 þe] this; ys; boþe fehlt; false; freel] fykyll.] And every day it dooþ appaire; [142 doth; apayer.] Sonne, sette not bi þis worldis weele, [143 sone; sett; by; this; worldis] world mit grossem Haken; wele.] For it fariþ but as a cherifaire. [144 yt; faryth; but fehlt; as a] as doth a; cheryfayre.]

19.

And deeþ is evere, as y trowe, [ 145] [145 dethe ys ever as in towne.] Þe moost certeyn þing þat is; [146 the moost serteyn thyng that ys.] And no þing so uncerteyn to knowe, [147 thyng; is vor so L; unserteyn; known.] As is þe tyme of deeþ, ywis. [148 ys; the; dethe; ywys.] Þerfore, my sonne, þinke on þis [149 therfor; son; thynke well on this.] And al þat y have seid biforn. [ 150] [150 and B] of L; all; that; y] i; sayd; beforne.] And Jhesu bringe us to his blis, [151 bryng; hys; blysse.] Þat for us bare þe crowne of þorn." Amen. [152 that; þe] a; crown; thorn. Amen fehlt. Am Schlusse von B: Explicit how the wyse man tawght his son.]