oure criynge is oure lufe. the mare that we luf the heghere we cry. the less that we luf. the laghere is oure voice. and the lathere ere we herd. and he biheld till me criand in luf. till another he bihaldis noght.
2. In die tribulacionis mee deum exquisiui manibus meis nocte contra eum: & non sum deceptus. ¶ In day of my tribulacioun .i. soght god, with my hend in nyght agayns him: and .i. am noght desayued. ¶ In day of anguys [S angwis. U angirs.] . that is, in all this life. that .i. 'hald anguys' [S had.] whils .i. may noght se my god, .i. soght god with my hend. that is, with werkis of charite: in nyght of temptacioun agayns him. or bifor him, .i. stode prayand. and swa .i. am noght desayued: that is, that .i. soght .i. fand.
3. Renuit consolari anima mea: memor fui diei & delec|tatus sum, & exercitus sum, & defecit spiritus meus. ¶ My saule forsoke to be confortid: menand .i. was of god, and .i. am delitid, and .i. am oysid, & my gast faylid. ¶ He amonestis vs to pass fra erthly solace and ȝern anly delit of heuen, and says. my saule forsoke in myn anguys tobe confortid of mannys ioy. for an is my comfort. ihū. crist. and that is, menand .i. was of god. and in him .i. am delitid. and in that delite .i. am oysid: for withouten gret thoght & mykil oysynge; na man may verraly be delitid in god. & my gast faylid. for it may not dreghe contynuel oysynge for nede of my fleyss. bot.
4. Anticipauerunt vigilias oculi mei: turbatus sum & non sum locutus. ¶ Myn eghen bifor ȝede wakyngis; druuyd .i. am and .i. noght spake. ¶ That is, mare than other .i. woke in thoght of god. & ȝit .i. am druuyd for defaut of my gast. that .i. may noght see him that .i. seke. and .i. noght spake. that is, .i. soght na comfort of man. for na man speche may help thartill. bot anly the sight of god. and swa stabely .i. stode in contemplacioun. that.
5. Cogitaui dies antiquos: & annos eternos in mente habui. ¶ I thoght alde dayes: & ȝeres endles in mynd .i. had. ¶ Alde dayes ere tha in the whilke for syn of adam we deseruyd this defaut. and endles ȝeris. in the whilke all thynge that cumys is in perfit ioy, .i. had in mynde. for thare .i. hope to be eftire this defaut; this thoght of heuen askis gret silens fra all dyn of erthly creature: that it be hally in god withouten lettynge of other thoght.
