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− | + | An overset of {{Over|liefbound|religious}} 13th-yearhundred bookcraft yclept ''Worldes blis ne last no throwe ''from'' ''Middle English into Anglish. |
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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. |
It wanes and wends away anon. |
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− | The longer that I know |
+ | The longer that I know this |
the less I find worth thereon; |
the less I find worth thereon; |
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and at last poor and bare it {{over|'lets|forlets; abandons}} man |
and at last poor and bare it {{over|'lets|forlets; abandons}} man |
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− | when it |
+ | when it begins to be gone |
All of the bliss thus here and there |
All of the bliss thus here and there |
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− | {{over|belouketh|encompasses}} at |
+ | {{over|belouketh|encompasses}} at ending weeps and moans. |
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− | All shall go that |
+ | All shall go that man has here, |
and {{over||it}}it shall wane to nought; |
and {{over||it}}it shall wane to nought; |
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− | the man that |
+ | the man that sows no good, |
− | when others reap, he will be |
+ | when others reap, he will be {{Over|caught|ME bicaught, bicaȝt, bikakt; deceived}}. |
+ | Think man, {{over|forthy|therefore}} |
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− | + | <nowiki> </nowiki>while thou hast might, |
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that thou thy guilts here aright, |
that thou thy guilts here aright, |
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− | and work |
+ | and work well by day and night, |
− | ere then thou be of {{over|liss |
+ | ere then thou be of {{over|liss latched|life deprived}}. |
Thou knowest not when Christ our dright |
Thou knowest not when Christ our dright |
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− | asketh what he hath {{over| |
+ | asketh what he hath {{over|betaken|entrusted}}. |
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All the bliss of this life |
All the bliss of this life |
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Silly man, take care thereof! |
Silly man, take care thereof! |
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− | For thou shalt all |
+ | For thou shalt all leave here |
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+ | the {{Over|eykt|possessions}} which thou wert lord of; |
when thou liest, man, upon a bier |
when thou liest, man, upon a bier |
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− | and sleepest a {{over|swith|quick}} |
+ | and sleepest a {{over|swith|quick}}, dreary sleep |
thou shalt not have with thee any {{Over|farer|companion}}, |
thou shalt not have with thee any {{Over|farer|companion}}, |
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− | Man, why |
+ | Man, why settest thou thy 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 |
+ | Why {{over|tholest|(thole) endure without resistance; tolerate}} thou that thou art so oft-{{Over|smart|lured in }} |
for love that is so unsteadfast? |
for love that is so unsteadfast? |
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− | Thou lickest honey of |
+ | Thou lickest honey of thorns {{over|iwis|with all certainty}}, |
that sets thy love on worldly bliss |
that sets thy love on worldly bliss |
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who {{over|forspends|despends}} here wealth amiss, |
who {{over|forspends|despends}} here wealth amiss, |
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− | wherethrough been into hell {{over| |
+ | wherethrough been into hell {{over|taken|cast}}. |
− | Think, man, whereof Christ |
+ | Think, man, whereof Christ wrought thee |
and {{Over|do 'way|fordo, do away with; get rid of}} pride and filthy mind. |
and {{Over|do 'way|fordo, do away with; get rid of}} pride and filthy mind. |
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− | Think how dearly he bought thee |
+ | Think how dearly he {{Over|bought|saved (salvation)}} thee |
on the {{Over|rod|cross}} with his sweet blood; |
on the {{Over|rod|cross}} with his sweet blood; |
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Bethink thee, man, and up arise, |
Bethink thee, man, and up arise, |
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− | of sloth, and |
+ | of sloth, and go to work well |
− | + | while there is time to work, |
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for else thou art witless and {{Over|wood|mad (in the sense of insanity and not ire)}}. |
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, |
All day thou might understand, |
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− | and thy {{Over|glass|mirror}} before thee |
+ | and see thy {{Over|glass|mirror}} before thee, |
− | what is to do and to {{Over| |
+ | what is to do and to {{Over|wond|undertake}}, |
− | and what to |
+ | and what to hold and to flee; |
for all day thou see'st with thine eyes |
for all day thou see'st with thine eyes |
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how this world wanes and how men die. |
how this world wanes and how men die. |
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− | + | Wit well, that thou shalt suffer one death |
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− | + | and also another. |
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− | It |
+ | It helps nought at all to {{Over|lie|to be idle}}, |
− | may no man be |
+ | may no man be against death. |
− | No good will be |
+ | No good will be {{Over|unforgild|unrequited}} |
nor any evil {{Over|unbought|unpaid}}; |
nor any evil {{Over|unbought|unpaid}}; |
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thou shalt have as thou hast wrought. |
thou shalt have as thou hast wrought. |
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− | Bethink |
+ | Bethink thee well {{Over|forthy|therefore}}, I {{Over|rede|urge}}, |
and cleanse thyself of thy misdeeds, |
and cleanse thyself of thy misdeeds, |
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he that so dearly has bought us, |
he that so dearly has bought us, |
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− | and to heaven's bliss lead |
+ | and to heaven's bliss he will lead |
that ever lasts and faileth not. |
that ever lasts and faileth not. |
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[[Category:Stavecraft]] |
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[[Category:Oversettings]] |
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+ | [[Category:Oversettings from Middle English]] |
− | [[Category:13th-fivescore Stavecraft]] |
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[[Category:Songs]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:19, 24 July 2019
An overset of liefbound 13th-yearhundred bookcraft yclept Worldes blis ne last no throwe from Middle English into Anglish.
Worldly Bliss lasteth not a throwe;
It wanes and wends away anon.
The longer that I know this
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 begins to be gone
All of the bliss thus here and there
belouketh at ending weeps and moans.
All shall go that man has here,
and it shall wane to nought;
the man that sows no good,
when others reap, he will be caught.
Think man, forthy
while thou hast might,
that thou thy guilts here aright,
and work well by day and night,
ere then thou be of liss latched.
Thou knowest not when Christ our dright
asketh what he hath betaken.
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 leave here
the eykt which thou wert lord of;
when thou liest, man, upon a bier
and sleepest a swith, dreary sleep
thou shalt not have with thee any farer,
but your workings on a heap.
Man, why settest thou thy love and heart
on worldly bliss that lasteth not?
Why tholest thou that thou art so oft-smart
for love that is so unsteadfast?
Thou lickest honey of thorns 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 taken.
Think, man, whereof Christ wrought thee
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 go to work well
while there is time to work,
for else thou art witless and wood.
All day thou might understand,
and see thy glass before thee,
what is to do and to wond,
and what to hold and to flee;
for all day thou see'st with thine eyes
how this world wanes and how men die.
Wit well, that thou shalt suffer one death
and also another.
It helps nought at all to lie,
may no man be against death.
No good will be unforgild
nor any evil unbought;
when thou liest, man, under the mould,
thou shalt have as thou hast wrought.
Bethink thee well forthy, I rede,
and cleanse thyself of thy misdeeds,
that he may help at thy need,
he that so dearly has bought us,
and to heaven's bliss he will lead
that ever lasts and faileth not.