[Linenotes: 31. After _hire were_, _ac_ erased. || 38. _bihoteð_] _o_ above _[a.]_ MS.]
Al [þ/] beste [þ/] we hefden þider we hit solde senden for þer we hit michte finden eft. [&] habben buten ende. Þo þe er doð eni God for habben godes are. al he hit scal finden eft þer [&] hundred fald mare. Þe þet echte wile halden wel hwile þe he mu[gh]e es welden. 55 Giue hies for godes luue{ ;} þenne deþ hes wel ihalden.
Alþat beste þat we habbeð her þider we solde sende. For þar we mihte finden eft. [&] habben abuten ende. Se þe her doð ani god for`to´ haben godes ore. Al he hit sal eft finde þar [&] hundredfealde more. Se þe aihte wile holde wel þe hwile hes mu[gh]e wealden. 55 [Gh]ieue hes for godes luue þanne doð hes wel ihealden.
[Linenotes: 55. _holde_] _o_ above _[a.]_ MS. || 56. _[gh]ieue_] _[gh]_ corr. out of _G_.]
+Vre swinc [&] ure tilþe is ofte iwoned to swinden.+ Ach [þ/] þe we doð for godes luue{ ;} eft we sculen al finden. Ne scal nan ufel bon un{ }bocht. ne nan god unfor[gh]olden. vfel we doþ al to muchel. [&] god lesse þe{ n}ne we sculden. 60 Þo þe mest doð nu to gode. [&] þe lest to laðe. Eiðer to lutel [&] to muchel scal þu{ n}chen eft hom baþe. Þer me scal ure werkes weien bi{ }foran þe heuen king. and [gh]euen us ure swinkes lan eft{ er} ure erninge. +Ech mon mid [þ/] he hauet. mei buggen houene riche.+ 65
For ure swinch [&] ure tilðe is ofte wuned to swinde. Ac al þat we [gh]ieueð for godes luue al we hit sulen eft finden. Ne sal þar non euel ben unboht ne god unfor[gh]olden. Euel we doð al{ }to muchel [&] god lasse þan we solden. 60 Se þe mast doð nu to gode [&] se last to lothe. Eiðer to litel [&] to muchel hem sal þunche boðe. Þar me sal ure werkes wei[gh]en bifore þan heuen kinge. [&] [gh]ieuen us ure werkes lean after ure erni{ n}ge. Africh man mid þat he haueð mai bugge heueriche 65
þe mare haueþ [&] þe þe lesse{ ;} baþe hi | mu[gh]en iliche. [f. 61r Al{ }se mid his p`e´nie alse oðer mið his punde. [þ/] is þe wunderlukeste chep{ ;} [þ/] eni mon efre funde. [&] þe ðe mare ne mai don{ ;} do hit mid his gode þonke. Alse wel se þe þe haueð golde fele manke. 70 [&] oft god kon mare þonc þen þe him [gh]eueð lesse. [&] his werkes [&] his we[gh]es his milce. [&] rihtwisnesse. +lutel lac is gode lof{ ;} [þ/]+ kumeð of gode wille. [&] ec{ }lete muchel [gh]eue of þan þe herte is ille. Houene [&] horþe he ouer sich. his e[gh]en boð swa brichte. 75