Gregorius | sô | volgete | ich | iuwer | lêre | | then | would follow | I | your | counsel |
1679 | und | lieze | nider | mînen | muot | | and | give up | _ | my | intentions |
| wan | mîn | gemach | wære | hie | guot | | because | my | comfort | would be | here | good |
| jâ | tuot | ez | manigem | schaden | | indeed | causes | it | (to) many a one | harm |
1682 | der | der | habe | ist | überladen | | who | (with) _ | possessions | is | overburdened |
| der | verlît | sich | durch | gemach | | he | becomes indolent | _ | for the sake of | comfort |
| daz | dem | armen | nie | geschach | | which | (to) the | poor (man) | never | happened |
1685 | der | dâ | rehte | ist | gemuot | | who | there | correctly | is | disposed |
| wan | der | urbort | umbe | guot | | for | he | exerts | for | wealth |
| den | lîp | manigen | enden | | _ | (himself) | (in) many a | direction |
1688 | wie | möhte | er- | -z | baz | gewenden | | how | could | he | (any) | better | do |
| wan | ob | er | sich | gewirden | kan | | for | if | he | (for) himself | gain respect | can |
| er | wirt | vil | lîhte | ein | sælic | man | | he | will become | quite | possibly | a | fortunate | man |
1691 | und | über | älliu | diu | lant | | and | throughout | all | the | lands |
| vür | manigen | herren | erkant | | over | many a | lord | esteemed |
| daz | ich | heize | ein | arm | man | | that | I | (am) | a | poor | man |
1694 | dâ | bin | ich | unschuldic | an | | _ | am | I | without fault | in this |
| ich | trage | si | alle | samet | hie | | I | carry | it | all | together | here (in me) |
| die | huobe | die | mir | mîn | vater | lie | | the | inheritance | which | me | my | father | left |
1697 | sît | ez | mir | nû | sô | geziuhet | | since | it | (for) me | now | so | has come about |
| daz | mich | diu | Sælde | vliuhet | | that | (from) me | _ | good fortune | flees |
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