thaim, distroyand thaire pouste. He that is bifore warldis. that is, god, withouten bigynnynge and withouten endynge.
22. Non enim est illis commutacio & non timuerunt deum: extendit manum suam in retribuendo. ¶ ffor chawngynge is not til tha. and thai dred not god: he strekis his hand in ȝeldand. ¶ Thai chawnge not thaire life til god, bot dwelland in frawardnes of thaire witt dyes in thaire syn. and thai drede not god: that makis thaim swa wickid: for thi he strekis his hand, as he that will smyte, that his strake be the sarere, in ȝeldand til thaim pyne endles.
23. Contaminauerunt testamentum eius: diuisi sunt ab ira vultus eius, & appropinquauit cor illius. ¶ Thai filed his testament: departid thai ere fra the ire of his face, and his hert neghid. ¶ Thai filed his testament. that is, the ioy that he hight til his lufers, thai dispise it for this vayn glory, that noght is: and forthi thai ere departid fra the ire of his face. that is, he wrethid sall depart thaim in his dome. fra [S fro. U for.] all goed men: and his hert neghid. that is, the will of god that haly men has shewid sall be knawen till all.
24. Molliti sunt sermones eius super oleum: & ipsi sunt iacula. ¶ Neyssid ere his wordis abouen oile: & thai ere dartis. ¶ That is, the wordis of haly writ, that ware myrke and hard in expownynge, ere neyssid abouen oile. for thai thril til the bane of the hert, and swa thai ere dartis, that woundis oure saule til the luf of crist, and slas vs fra the warlde.
25. Iacta super dominum curam tuam, & ipse te enu|triet: & non dabit in eternum fluctuacionem iusto. ¶ Kast on lord thi besynes, and he sall nuriss the: and he sall not gif withouten end quakynge til the rightwis. ¶ That is. sett in god all thi [S. U this.] thoght and thi ȝernynge, to luf hym and serfe hym. for he is a sikere pilere to lene the tlll. and he sall nuriss the as a barne [S childe.] , bryngand the forth til thou be perfite. The bisynes of the warld gnaws vs as a worme, and wastis all oure goed. bot bisynes of god strenghis vs in all vertu. for he sall not gif withouten end quakynge of trowth and luf, na vncertaynte of hope, til a right|wisman: for thof he be in anguys of body his stabilnes in saule lastis, and his hert quakys noght.
26. Tu vero deus deduces eos: in puteum interitus.
