herynge? & ȝif al were herynge, where were smellynge? [verse 18] Bote now God haþ y-set þe membres eferychone of hem in þe body, as he wole hym-selfen. [verse 19] & ȝif alle þe membres weren on membre, where were þe body? [verse 20] Bote now þe membres beþ many, bote þe body ne is but on. [verse 21] And þe yȝe ne may not seye to þe hond, Me nedeþ noȝt þyne workus [P folio 52b] : ne þe hed to þe feet, Ȝe ne beþ noȝt nedeful to me. [verse 22] Bote þilke membres of [verse 23] þe body þat semeþ most febel, þei [þat P.] beþ most nedful: & þilke membres þat semeþ us most vnnobel of þe body, aboute hem we doþ most worschupe; & þilke membres þat beþ most in|honest, [verse 24] to hem we doþ most honestee; for oure honeste membres ne haueþ nede of no þing: bote God haþ y-tempred þe body, ȝefynge to hym þat fayled ouȝt þe more worschupe; [verse 25] þat þer be no debate in þe body, bote þat [om. P.] alle þe membres ben bysy eferichone for oþer. [verse 26] And ȝif any membre suffre any þing, suffren alle þe membres to-gedere; oþer ȝif on membre ioye, ioyen alle þe membres to-gedere. [verse 27] & ȝe beþ Cristis body, & membres of a membre. [verse 28] And God haþ y-put in his churche, furst sum men aposteles, in þe secunde place prophetes, in [& in P.] þe þridde techeres, seþþe vertues, seþþe graces of helynge men, helpynges, gouernynges, dyuerse kyndes of langages, interpre|tacyons of wordys. [verse 29] Wheþer [S folio 46] alle ben aposteles? oþer alle [verse 30] prophetes? oþer alle techeres? oþer alle vertues? wheþer alle men han grace to hele men? wheþer alle men speken dyuerse [P folio 53] langages? wheþer alle men maken interpretacyoun of wordys? Folewe ȝe þe betre ȝiftes of grace. [verse 31] & ȝit y wole schewe ȝow a more excellent weye.
[verse 1] Ȝef [The rubric in P is a Z.] þat y speke wiþ mennes tunges oþer wiþ aungeles tunges, & y ne hafe noȝt charyte [charyte repeated in the margin, 1st corr. S.] , y am y-mad as bras þat souneþ, oþer a cymbal þat souneþ. [verse 2] & ȝef y haue eueriche prophecye, and knowe alle pryuetees, & ȝif y haue euery cunnynge & euery feiþ, so þat y mowe mefen hulles from hure places, ȝif y ne hafe no charite, y ne am noȝt. [verse 3] And ȝif y dele al my catel in-to pore mennes lyflode, & ȝefe my body to brenne, & y ne hafe no charite, it profyteþ me no þing.
