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Here beginneth an overset of elden stavecraft writ in the 13th-yearfivescore yclept 'Worldes blis ne last no throwe' in the Middle English tong into nowen English. {{Over|Yeddings|verses}} are split by the {{Over|block mark|pilcrow}} ¶. Mark that this stavecraft is full yeedy, for it hath lots of elden words (some of which had been pulled straight from Middle English, others are nowen ways to write said words), and is full {{Over|godly|religious}}.
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Here beginneth an overset of elden stavecraft writ in the 13th-yearfivescore yclept ''Worldes blis ne last no throwe'' in the Middle English tung into nowen English.
   
 
¶ Worldly Bliss lasteth not a {{over|throwe|moment}};
  
¶ Worldly Bliss lasteth not a {{over|throwe|moment}};
   
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It wanes and wends away anon;
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It wanes and wends away anon.
   
 
The longer that I know
  
The longer that I know
   
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the less I find worth thereon,
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the less I find worth thereon;
   
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for all, it is mended with care,
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for all it is mingled with care,
   
 
with sorrow and with evil fare,
  
with sorrow and with evil fare,
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{{over|belouketh|encompasses}} at end weeps and moans.
  
{{over|belouketh|encompasses}} at end weeps and moans.
   
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¶ All shall go that here man {{over|howet|have}};
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¶ All shall go that here man has,
   
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and {{over|he|it}} shall wend to naught;
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and {{over||it}}it shall wane to nought;
   
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the man that here good sows not,
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the man that here sows no good,
   
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when others reap, he wroth bekert.
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when others reap, he will be {{Over|becaught|<ME bicaught, bicaȝt, bikakt; deceived}}.
   
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think man, {{over|forthy|therefore}} while thou hast might,
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Think man, {{over|forthy|therefore}} while thou hast might,
   
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that thou thy guiltiness here alright,
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that thou thy guilts here aright,
   
 
and work good by day and night,
  
and work good by day and night,
   
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and then thou be of {{over|liss ilakt|life deprived}}.
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ere then thou be of {{over|liss ilakt|life deprived}}.
   
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thou {{Over|nost|(contraction of 'ne wost') knowest not; dost not know}} when christ our dright
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Thou knowest not when Christ our dright
   
 
asketh what he hath {{over|betakth|entrusted}}.
  
asketh what he hath {{over|betakth|entrusted}}.
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For thou shalt all believen here
  
For thou shalt all believen here
   
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{{over|the eykt were of lord thou were|the possessions which you were the owner of}};
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{{over|the eykt whereof lord thou wert|the possessions which you were the owner of}};
   
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when thou liest, man, upon bere
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when thou liest, man, upon a bier
   
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and sleepest a {{over|swith|quick}}, dreary sleep
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and sleepest a {{over|swith|quick}} and dreary sleep
   
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ne shalt thou have with thee no fare
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thou shalt not have with thee any {{Over|farer|companion}}
   
 
but your workings on a heap.
  
but your workings on a heap.
   
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¶ Man, why setest thou love and heart
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¶ Man, why set you love and heart
   
 
on worldly bliss that lasteth not?
  
on worldly bliss that lasteth not?
   
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why {{over|tholest|(thole) endure without resistance; tolerate}} thou that thee so oft smart
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Why {{over|tholest|(thole) endure without resistance; tolerate}} thou that thee so oft smart
   
 
for love that is so unsteadfast?
  
for love that is so unsteadfast?
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that sets thy love on worldly bliss
  
that sets thy love on worldly bliss
   
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for full of bitterness it is.
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for full of bitterness, it is.
   
 
sorely thou might be aghast, 
  
sorely thou might be aghast, 
   
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that {{over|forspends|despends}} here wealth amiss,
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who {{over|forspends|despends}} here wealth amiss,
   
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where-through been into hell {{over|itakt|cast}}.
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wherethrough been into hell {{over|itakt|cast}}.
   
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¶ Think, man, whereof christ thee wrought
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¶ Think, man, whereof Christ thee wrought
   
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and {{Over|do 'wey|fordo, do away with; get rid of}} pride and filthy mind.
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and {{Over|do 'way|fordo, do away with; get rid of}} pride and filthy mind.
   
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think how dear he thee bought
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Think how dearly he bought thee
   
 
on the {{Over|rod|cross}} with his sweet blood;
  
on the {{Over|rod|cross}} with his sweet blood;
   
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himself he gave for thee in worth,
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himself he gave for thee in {{Over|''price''|this is a chancery word, but it must be used in order to avoid breaking verse. Hence, the word is in italics.}}
  
   
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to buy the bliss if thou be wise
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to buy the bliss if thou be wise.
   
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bethink thee, man, and up arise
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Bethink thee, man, and up arise,
   
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of sloth, and go to work good
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of sloth, and {{Over|gin|begin}} to work good
   
 
{{Over|while time to worken is|while there is time to work}},
  
{{Over|while time to worken is|while there is time to work}},
   
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for else thou art {{Over|witless|without conscience }} and {{Over|wood|mad, insane, crazy, looney}}.
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for else thou art witless and {{Over|wood|mad (in the sense of insanity and not ire)}}.
   
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¶ All day thou might understand
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¶ All day thou might understand,
   
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and the {{Over|glass|mirror}} before thee see:
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and thy {{Over|glass|mirror}} before thee see,
   
 
what is to do and to {{Over|wonden|undertake}},
  
what is to do and to {{Over|wonden|undertake}},
   
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and what to {{Over|holden|(archaic) past participle of hold}} and to flee,
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and what to {{Over|holden|(archaic) past participle of hold}} and to flee;
   
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for all-day thou seest with thine {{Over|egven|eyes}}
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for all day thou see'st with thine eyes
   
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how this world wends and how men {{Over|deiegt|die}}.
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how this world wanes and how men die.
   
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that wit well, that thou shalt {{Over|dreigen|suffer}} 
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That wit well, that thou shalt {{Over|dreyen|suffer}} 
   
 
death, also another death.
  
death, also another death.
   
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It helpeth not at all there to {{Over|ligen|lie}},
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It helpeth nought at all there to lie,
   
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nor may any man be death {{Over|again|(Obsolete) Alternate form of against}}.
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may no man be death {{Over|again|against}}.
   
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¶ No wort any good for there {{Over|unforguld|unrequited}}
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¶ No good will be there {{Over|unforguld|unrequited}}
   
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nor any evil nor worth {{Over|unbought|unpaid}}:
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nor any evil {{Over|unbought|unpaid}};
   
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when thou liest, man, under molde
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when thou liest, man, under the mould
   
 
thou shalt have as thou hast wrought.
  
thou shalt have as thou hast wrought.
   
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bethink thou well {{Over|forthy|therefore}}, I {{Over|rede|urge}},
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Bethink thou well {{Over|forthy|therefore}}, I {{Over|rede|urge}},
   
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and cleanse thee of thy misdeeds,
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and cleanseth thyself of thy misdeeds,
   
 
that he may help at thy need,
  
that he may help at thy need,
   
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he that so dearly us have i-brought,
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he that so dearly has bought us,
   
 
and to heaven's bliss lead
  
and to heaven's bliss lead

Revision as of 20:45, 5 May 2018

Here beginneth an overset of elden stavecraft writ in the 13th-yearfivescore yclept Worldes blis ne last no throwe in the Middle English tung into nowen English.

¶ Worldly Bliss lasteth not a throwe;

It wanes and wends away anon.

The longer that I know

the less I find worth thereon;

for all it is mingled with care,

with sorrow and with evil fare,

and at last poor and bare it 'lets man

when it ginnet agon.

All of the bliss thus here and there

belouketh at end weeps and moans.

¶ All shall go that here man has,

and it shall wane to nought;

the man that here sows no good,

when others reap, he will be <span title="<ME bicaught, bicaȝt, bikakt; deceived" style="border-bottom:1px dotted">becaught.

Think man, forthy while thou hast might,

that thou thy guilts here aright,

and work good by day and night,

ere then thou be of liss ilakt.

Thou knowest not when Christ our dright

asketh what he hath betakth.

¶ All the bliss of this life

thou shalt, man, end in weeping —

of house and home and child and wife.

Silly man, take care thereof!

For thou shalt all believen here

the eykt whereof lord thou wert;

when thou liest, man, upon a bier

and sleepest a swith and dreary sleep

thou shalt not have with thee any farer

but your workings on a heap.

¶ Man, why set you love and heart

on worldly bliss that lasteth not?

Why tholest thou that thee so oft smart

for love that is so unsteadfast?

Thou likest honey of thorn iwis,

that sets thy love on worldly bliss

for full of bitterness, it is.

sorely thou might be aghast, 

who forspends here wealth amiss,

wherethrough been into hell itakt.

¶ Think, man, whereof Christ thee wrought

and do 'way pride and filthy mind.

Think how dearly he bought thee

on the rod with his sweet blood;

himself he gave for thee in worth,

to buy the bliss if thou be wise.

Bethink thee, man, and up arise,

of sloth, and gin to work good

while time to worken is,

for else thou art witless and wood.

¶ All day thou might understand,

and thy glass before thee see,

what is to do and to wonden,

and what to holden and to flee;

for all day thou see'st with thine eyes

how this world wanes and how men die.

That wit well, that thou shalt dreyen 

death, also another death.

It helpeth nought at all there to lie,

may no man be death again.

¶ No good will be there unforguld

nor any evil unbought;

when thou liest, man, under the mould

thou shalt have as thou hast wrought.

Bethink thou well forthy, I rede,

and cleanseth thyself of thy misdeeds,

that he may help at thy need,

he that so dearly has bought us,

and to heaven's bliss lead

that ever lasts and faileth not.

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