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For he fillide a voide man; and he fillide with goodis an hungry man.

For thei maden bitter the spechis of God; and wraththiden the councel of the hiyeste.

For he al to-brak brasun yatis; and he brak yrun barris.

He vptook hem fro the weie of her wickidnesse; for thei weren maad lowe for her vnriytfulnesses.

And thei weren glad, for tho weren stille; and he ladde hem forth in to the hauene of her wille.

He hath set fruytful lond in to saltnesse; for the malice of men dwellyng ther ynne.

Strijf was sched out on princes; and he made hem for to erre without the weie, and not in the weie.

For whi, God, thi merci is greet on heuenes; and thi treuthe is til to the cloudis.

Yyue thou help to vs of tribulacioun; for the heelthe of man is veyn.

God, holde thou not stille my preisyng; for the mouth of the synner, and the mouth of the gileful man is openyd on me.

For that thing that thei schulden loue me, thei bacbitiden me; but Y preiede.

And thei settiden ayens me yuelis for goodis; and hatrede for my loue.

For that thing that he thouyte not to do merci,

And thou, Lord, Lord, do with me for thi name; for thi merci is swete.

Delyuere thou me, for Y am nedi and pore; and myn herte is disturblid with ynne me.

Mi knees ben maad feble of fasting; and my fleische was chaungid for oile.

for he schal not be moued with outen ende.

A iust man schal be in euerlastinge mynde; he schal not drede of an yuel heryng. His herte is redi for to hope in the Lord;

Thou see, what was to thee, for thou fleddist; and thou, Jordan, for thou were turned abak?

The titil of the hundrid and fourtenthe salm. Alleluia. I louede `the Lord; for the Lord schal here the vois of my preier.