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delyuere thou thi swerd fro the enemyes of thin hond. Lord, departe thou hem fro a fewe men of `the lond in the lijf of hem; her wombe is fillid of thin hid thingis. Thei ben fillid with sones; and thei leften her relifis to her litle children.

The lawe of the Lord is with out wem, and conuertith soulis; the witnessyng of the Lord is feithful, and yyueth wisdom to litle children.

For the children of Israel weldiden the lond not bi her swerd; and the arm of hem sauyde not hem. But thi riyt hond, and thin arm, and the liytnyng of thi cheer; for thou were plesid in hem.

which is the fadir of fadirles and modirles children; and the iuge of widewis.

Thei killiden a widowe and a comelyng; and thei han slayn fadirles children and modirles.

Noon helpere be to him; nether ony be that haue mercy on hise modirles children.

The `title of the hundrid and twelfthe salm. Alleluya. Children, preise ye the Lord; preise ye the name of the Lord.

And the Lord kepith litle children; Y was mekid, and he delyuerede me.

He is blessid, that schal holde; and hurtle doun hise litle children at a stoon.

His knouleching be on heuene and erthe; and he hath enhaunsid the horn of his puple. An ympne be to alle hise seyntis; to the children of Israel, to a puple neiyynge to hym.

that felnesse be youun to litle children, and kunnyng, and vndurstonding to a yong wexynge man.

For whi fro the wyndow of myn hous bi the latijs Y bihelde; and Y se litle children.

Litle children, vndirstonde ye wisdom; and ye vnwise men, `perseyue wisdom.

Touche thou not the termes of litle children; and entre thou not in to the feeld of fadirles and modirles children.

Forsothe thou hast cast awei thi puple, the hous of Jacob, for thei ben fillid as sum tyme bifore; and thei hadden false dyuynouris bi the chiteryng of briddis, as Filisteis, and thei cleuyden to alien children.

And Y schal yyue children the princes of hem, and men of wymmens condiciouns schulen be lordis of hem.

Lo! Y and my children, whiche the Lord yaf to me in to a signe, and greet wondur to Israel, of the Lord of oostis that dwellith in the hil of Sion.

For this thing the Lord schal not be glad on the yonge men therof, and he schal not haue merci on the fadirles children and widewis therof; for ech man is an ypocrite and weiward, and ech mouth spak foli. In alle these thingis the stronge veniaunce of hym is not turned awei, but yit his hond is stretchid forth;

and to do violence to the cause of meke men of my puple; that widewis schulen be the prey of them, and that thei schulden rauysche fadirles children.

The yonge children of them schulen be hurtlid doun bifore the iyen of them; her housis schulen be rauischid, and her wyues schulen be defoulid.