thus _lon_ge me ilesteth. so long endureth.
for heui is his greoning. For heavy is his groaning,
and seohrful is his woaning. and sorrowful his wailing.
and all _reowliche_ his sith. and all rueful his lot,
mid seorwe biwunden. 30 with sorrow encompassed.
him deaueth tha aeren. His ears deafen,
him dimmeth _tha_ ei[gh]en. his eyes become dim,
him scerpeth the neose. his nose sharpens,
him scrincketh tha lippen. his lips shrink,
him scorteth _the_ tunge. 35 his tongue shorteneth
him truketh his iwit. his sense faileth,
him teoreth his miht. his strength wasteth,
him coldeth his _heorte_. his _heart_ chilleth,
_him_ leggeth the ban stille. his bones lie still;
thonne bith that soule hus. 40 then is that soul-house
seoruhliche bereaved. wofully bereaved
_of_ also muchele wunne. of as much delight
the ther inne wunede as therein dwelled.
thus bith thaes bearnes. Thus are these children
mid pin_unge_ ifulled. 45 filled with torment;
theo moder greoneth. The mother groaneth,
and that bearn woaneth. and the child waileth;
so bith theo _hear_dtid. so is that hard hap
mid balewen imenged. with torment mingled.
So bith eft the feorthsith. 50 So is oft the departure,
sorhliche to dae_led_ miserably apportioned,
mid seoruwen al bewunden. with sorrow all surrounded,
thonne the licame and the sowle. when the body and the soul
soriliche to _dael_eth. sorrowfully separate.
thonne bith that wraecche lif. 55 Then is that wretched life
iended al mid sori sith. ended all with sad departure;
thonne bith the _bodi_ge. then is the body
iflut to then flore. banished to the floor;
he bith eastward istreiht. he is stretcht eastward;
he bith sone stif. 60 he is soon stiff;
he _hear_deth also clei. he hardens like clay;
hit is him ikunde. it is of kin to him.
mon hine met mit on [gh]erde. They measure him with a yard,
and tha mol_de_ seoththen. and that dust, thenceforth,
ne mot he of thaer