by the Almighty Father;
of thissen andweorke. of this substance
alle thing he iwrouhte. all things he wrought;
and th_us_ hit is iwriten. and thus it is written
on holie wisdome. in holy wisdom,
_Fiat et facta sunt omnia._ 565 _Fiat et facta sunt omnia._
He seide iwu_rthe_. He said, let be,
_and_ alle thing iworthen. and all things were;
thus mid one worde. thus with one word
al hit was iwurthen. was all created;
he iscop th_onne_ thene sune. 570 he made then the sun,
alle isceafte wisliche. all truly created
thurh wisdome. by his wisdom,
and efre he hit wiseth. and he guides it ever,
_Imaginem et similitudinem._ _Imaginem et similitudinem._
and ic deorewurthe. 575 And I, in the dear
drihtenes onlicn_esse_. Lord's likeness.
* * * * * * * * * *
* * * * of God. * * * of God,
and ic the imaene. and me between,
mid lothre lufe. 580 with pure love,
and ic thin wale iwearth. and I thy bliss decreed;
hu so _thu nol_dest. how so thou wouldst not;
weila thine fule iwill. alas! thy foul will
wo haveth hit me idon. hath wrought my woe.
Thu fule mathe _mae_te. 585 Thou foul food for worms,
hwi hauest thu me biswiken. why hast thou deceived me?
For thine fule sunne. For thy wicked sin
ic scal nu _in helle_. I shall now in hell
drei[gh]en ther wrecche sith. suffer there a wretched time,
all for thine fule lif. 590 all for thy wicked life;
[gh]et ic wulle the aetwi_nne_. yet I will flee thee
_and thine_ wea sithes. and thy dreary fate.
Nu ic scal soriliche. Now I shall sorrowfully
sithien from the. depart from thee;
nu beoth thine teth atru. 595 thy teeth are now poisonous;
_thin_ tunge is ascorted. thy tongue is shortened,
theo the facen was. which was so deceitful
and then feonde icweme. and pleasing to the fiend.
Mid wowe _dreames_. With unjust judgments,
and mid gultes feole.