Erec | er | sprach | vrouwe | Ênîte | | he | spoke | Lady | Enite |
4123 | ir | habet | iuch | ze | strîte | | you | have | yourself | in | defiance |
| ze | vaste | wider | mich | gesat | | too | much | over against | me | set |
| daz | ich | dâ | lâzen | bat | | that (what) | I | there (indeed) | to forbear | bid |
4126 | und | ez | iu | an | den | lîp | verbôt | | and | it | you | on | your | life | forbid |
| daz | ist | mir | ein | michel | nôt | | that | is | (for) me | _ | great | distress |
| daz | ir | des | deste | mêre | tuot | | that | you | it | even | more | do |
4129 | nû | sage | ich | iu | mînen | muot | | now | will tell | I | you | my | resolve |
| ich- | -n | wil- | -z | von | iu | niht | lîden | | I | _ | will | (this) | from | you | not | tolerate |
| und | welt | ir | ez | niht | mîden | | and (if) | will | you | it | not | avoid |
4132 | ez | gât | iu | benamen | an | den | lîp | | it | will (cost) | you | truly | _ | (your) | life |
| genâde | herre | sprach | daz | wîp | | mercy | Lord | replied | the | woman |
| ir | sult | mich | des | geniezen | lân | | you | should | me | this | grant | _ |
4135 | und | en- | -hete | ich | des | niht | getân | | and | _ | had | I | about it | nothing | done |
| sô | hætet | ir | den | lîp | verlorn | | so | had | you | (your) | life | lost |
| von | diu | wære- | -z | niht | guot | verborn | | because of | that | were | it | not | very well | refrained (from) |
4138 | ich | sol- | -z | iemêre | wol | bewarn | | I | shall | it | from now on | certainly | guard against |
| nû | hôrte | si | si | zuo | varn | | now | heard | she | them | _ | approaching |
| mit | zornigem | muote | | in | (an) angry | mood |
4141 | swie | niuwelîch | diu | guote | | however | recently | the | good (one) |
| warnen | verlobet | hæte | | to warn (him) | promised not | had |
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