. The sweetness is now all gone,
that b_ittere_ the bith fornon. the bitter is thee near,
that bittere ilaesteth aeffre. 180 that bitter lasteth ever,
that swete ne cumeth the _naeffre_. that sweet cometh to thee never.
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_thun_cheth that thu hire bi_lei_ben. thinketh that thou here remain.
[gh]et saeith theo sowle. Yet saith the soul
soriliche to then licame. 185 sadly to the body:
sae _ne thea_rft thu on stirope. see, thou canst not on stirrup
stonden mid fotan. stand with thy feet,
on nenne goldfohne bowe. on no gold-glittering saddle;
for thu _scal_t faren alto howe. for thou shalt journey all to woe,
and thu scalt nu ruglunge. 190 and thou shalt now backwards
ridaen to thaere eorthe. ride to the earth;
ut _sceo_t aet thaere dure. shut out at the door,
ne thearft thu naeffre on[gh]ean. nor canst thou ever again
cumaen reowliche riden. come fiercely riding.
_nu alle_ beraefed. 195 Now all bereaved,
ac thene eorthliche weole. eke the earthly wealth,
the thu iwold ohtest. that thou possessed power _over_.
nu mon maei _seg_gen bi the. Now they may say of thee,
thes mon is iwiten. this man is departed,
nu her weila. 200 Alas! now here,
and his weolaen beoth her belaefed. and his wealth is here left behind.
_nol_de he nefre thaer of don. he would never do therewith
his drihtenes wille. his Lord's will.
ac aefre thu gaederest. But ever thou didst gather
gaer_sumen_ thine feonde. 205 riches of thine enemies.
nulleth heo nimen gete. Yet will they not take
hwo hit bi[gh]ete. who procured it?
nafst thu bute _we_lawei. nor hast thou but well away!
that thu weole heuedest. that thou hadst wealth.
al is reowliche thin sith. 210 All ruefull is thy lot,
efter thin wrecche lif. after thy wicked life.
theo men beoth the blithre. Those men are the blither
the arisen aer with the. that formerly jangled with thee,
that thin muth is betuned. that thy mouth is closed,
_the_ theo teone ut lettest. 215 with which