stode noght in the way of synful. that is. he festid noght the fote of his luf in lykynge & ioy of this werld, that is way that ledis synful men till hell. for thai stand thare in. bot the rightwisman passis that way swiftly, as he that gas on qwik grauel. that gers him synk that standis thar on. the entent is this. that the blisful man synned noght in thoght, couetand delites or ryches, ne delityd hym noght in thaim. as he dos that standis & bihaldis a thynge witirly. bot he hastid him til heuen. as he dos that has swa gret hegh [S hy.] on his way that he settis his egh on noght. that he sese til he come thare he will be. and he sat noght in the chaiere of pestilens. Pestilens is an euyl [U a neuyl. S an yuel.] rechand o lenght. and bred. that all or nerand all um|lappis. that the folk kallis. Moryn or manqwalm, that bytakyns luf of lordschip and appetite of dignyte. that nerand corompis all men. as that yuel dos when it comes. bot in this chaiere sat noght crist. for he fled by hym ane in til the hill, when thai wald haf mad him kynge. And his verray lufers folous him, fleand honur. & louynge in erth. and noght lufand vaynglorye.
2. Sed [MSS. Set, et sic passim.] in lege domini voluptas eius: & in lege eius medi|tabitur die ac nocte. ¶ Bot in laghe of lord the will of him: and in his laghe he sall thynke day & nyght. ¶ Hys wil is in godis laghe. that kepis it gladly. & for luf, noght for dred. & in sarynes. swa that he has na noy of trauaile in godis seruys. and that will is noght ydell na shortly. bot he sall thynke in hys laghe. noght out tharof as ill men dos. day & nyght. that is, assiduelly, in wele & wa. or ay when he sall thynke he sall thynke thar in: noght anly in the lettirs of the laghe. bot in halynes of stabil purpos in cristes luf. for this thoght of his laghe is lastand kepynge of halynes.
3. Et erit tanquam lignum quod plantatum est secus de|cursus aquarum: quod fructum suum dabit in tempore suo. ¶ And he sall be as a tre. that is sett bysid the stremes of watirs: the whilk sall gif his froyte in his tyme. ¶ As wha say. he sall noght anly be goed in him selfe. bot he sall be as a tre that is profitabile til many & noyand til nane. that has ay wetynge of the watirs of grace & haly lare. If a tre be layd til the fire it is kyndeld in it self. & gifs lyght til other. Als swa a rightwisman brennys in luf of god in his hert & shynes til men with outen in lyght of goed lyfynge. & fayre. that gifes his froit. that is, goed
