ow thy lot,
efter thin wrecche lif. after thy wretched life.
the sculen nu waxen. Now wormes shall grow
wurmes besiden. 255 beside thee,
_thene_ hungrie feond. the hungry enemy
theo the freten wulleth. that will devour thee,
heo wulleth the frecliche freten. they will thee greedily devour;
for _heo_ thin flaesc liketh. for they like thy flesh,
he_o_ wulleth freten thin fule hold. they will devour thy foul carcase,
theo hwule heo hit fin_deth_. 261 as long as they find it;
thonne hit al bith agon. when it is all gone
heo wulleth gnawen thin bon. they will gnaw thy bone;
theo orlease wu_rmes_. those vile worms,
heo windeth on thin armes. 265 they wind on thy arms,
heo breketh thine breoste. they break up thy breast,
and borieth the ofer al. and perforate thee all over;
_heo_ reoweth in and ut. they rove in and out,
thet hord is hore open. that hoard is open to them,
and so heo wulleth waden. 270 and so they will wade
wide in thi _wom_be. wide in thy stomach;
todelen thine thermes. parting thy entrails
theo the deore weren. that were dear to thee.
lifre and thine lihte. Thy liver and thy lights
lod_liche_ torenden. 275 loathfully rending,
and so scal formelten. and so shall waste away
mawe and thin milte. thy maw and thy melt,
and so scal win * * * and so shall win * * *
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_wur_mes of thine flaesc. 280 worms of thy flesh,
thu scalt fostren thine feond. thou shalt nourish thine enemy
thet thu beo al ifreten until thou art all devoured;
_thu_ scalt nu herborwen. thou shalt now harbour
unhol wihte. hateful creatures,
noldest thu aer gode men. 285 (heretofore thou wouldst not, good men,
for lufe go_de sel_lan. for love, give _of thy_ goods;)
heo wulleth wurchen hore hord. they will work their hoard
on thine heaued ponne. in thy skull.
m_oton_ heo bileafen. Should they leave
thine lippen unfreten. 290 thy lips undevoured,
ac thu scalt