"HEre nou," quod hunger · "and holde hit for wisdam, [for] for a THU.]
Bolde Bidders and Beggers · þat mowen her mete bi|swinke, [bidders—beggers] beggeris & bigge TU. mete] breed T. biswinke] swynke U.]
With houndes bred and horse bred · hold vp heor hertes, [houndes bred] houndes U. hold—hertes] holde þow here mawes H.]
And Bamme hem with bones · for bollyng of heore wombes; [And bamme] And bane TU; a-bane H. bones] benys U. bollyng] bollnynge TH; swellynge U.]
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And ȝif þe gomes grucchen · bidde hem go swynke, [And—þe] ȝif eny H. gomes] gromes THU.]
And þei schule soupe þe swettore · whon þei han hit deseruet. [þe] T om. swettore] betere U. han hit] it haþ T; haue H; it han U.]
And ȝif þou fyndest eny Freik · þat fortune haþ a-peiret [fyndest] fynde THU.]
With fuir, or with fals folk · fonde suche to knowe; [fuir] fure H; fyre U. folk] men THU. to] T om.; forto H; men to U.]
Cumforte hem with þi Catel · for cristes loue of heuene,
Loue hem, and lene hem · so þe lawe of kuynde wole. [lene] lone U. so þe] & so þe T; for so H; for so þe U. wole] wolde TU.]
And alle manere of Men · þat þou mayȝt aspye, [of] H om. mayȝt] miȝte TH.]
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Þat neodi ben, or naket · and nouȝt haue to spende, [neodi—or] ben nedy & H. nouȝt haue] naue not H.]
With Mete or with Moneye · mak hem fare þe betere, [folio 399b:1] [or—moneye] or mone T. mak] lete H. mak—betere] let make hem at ese T.]
Or with word or with Werk · while þat þou art here. [TU omit. H has, wiþ werke oþer wiþ wordis · whils þou art here.]
Mak þe Frendes þer-with · for so Seint Matheu techeþ,
Facite vobis amicos de mammona iniquitatis."[H puts the Lat. quotation before this line. mak þe] And make þe T; lat make þi U. þerwith] þermiþ T; þermyde U. seint—techeþ] matheu vs techiþ TU; seiþ þe gospel H.] ¶ "I wolde not greue god," quod pers · "for al þe gold on ground; [211—216. These lines are in U made into only four lines, with omissions and false arrangements.] [TU here corruptly arranged. greue] wraþþe H. gold—ground] good on erþe H. on] on þis T.] Line 216
