wiles on ile. 520 like quills on porcupine;
he bith thicke mid wiles. he is thick _set_ with quills;
ne prikieth he_om_ no wiht. they prick him not,
for al bith that softe. for the soft part is all
iwend to him sulfen. turned to himself,
that ne mawen his wil_es_. 525 that his quills cannot
_pri_kien him sore. prick him sore,
for al bith that scearpe. for the points are all
him iwend fromward. turned him fromward.
So thu we_ren_ mid sunne. Thus thou wert with sin
iset alle with inne. 530 beset all within;
theo sunfule pikes. those sinful pikes
prikieth me fuls_ore_. prick me full sore,
_ac thu al that_ softe was. but thou all that was soft
iwend to the sulven. turned to thyself,
and efre thet scerpe. 535 and ever the sharp
scored me touar_des_. scored me towards,
heo weren iwend. they were turned
so me wurst was. as was worst for me,
ich was mid thine prickunge. I was with the pricking
ipin_ed ful_sore. 540 pained ful sore:
ac nu me wulleth prikien. but now will prick me
theo pikes inne helle. those pikes in hell;
pinion me ful so_re_. punish me full sore
for thine sunne. for thy sin.
Ic was on heihnes isceapen. 545 On high was I created,
and soule ihoten. and named soul.
Ic was the seo_fothe_ isceaft. I was the seventh creation,
So theo bec seggeth. as the book says,
the the Almihti God. that Almighty God
mildeliche iwrouhte. 550 mercifully wrought.
wisli_che_ mid worde. Truly by his word
so hit al iwearth. thus it all came to pass:
heouene and eorthe. heaven and earth,
luft and engles. air and angels,
wind and wa_tere_. 555 wind and water,
thaes monnes soule. the soul of man,
this beoth theo seouene. these are the seven
the ic aer foreseide. that I before mentioned.
this was ma_kede_. These were made
thaes Almihties faeder. 560