Erec| | alsô | daz | er | vor | valsche | was | | so | that | he | of | deceit | was |
| 4643 | lûter | sam | ein | spiegelglas | | clear | as | a | mirror |
| | und | daz | er | sich | huote | | and | that | he | himself | guarded |
| | mit | werken | und | mit | muote | | with | deeds | and | with | thoughts |
| 4646 | daz | er | immer | missetæte | | that | he | always | did wrong |
| | des | was | er | unstæte | | hence | was | he | inconstant |
| | wan | dar | nâch | kam | im | der | tac | | because | _ | there after | would come | (to) him | the | day |
| 4649 | daz | er | deheiner | triuwen | phlac | | that | he | no | loyalty | practiced |
| | sô | en- | -wolde | in | niht | genüegen | | so | _ | would | him | nothing | satisfy |
| | swaz | er | valsches | gevüegen | | whatever | he | (of) falseness | brought about |
| 4652 | mit | allem | vlîze | kunde | | with | all | eagerness | could |
| | mit | werken | und | mit | munde | | with | deeds | and | with | words |
| | daz | riet | elliu | sîn | ger | | (this) | advised | all | his | desires |
| 4655 | dar | zuo | sô | was | er | | _ | moreover | so | was | he |
| | küene | an | etelîchem | tage | | brave | on | some | days |
| | dar | nâch | ein | werltzage | | _ | there after | an | arrant coward |
| 4658 | diz | wâren | zwêne | twerhe | site | | these | were | two | opposite | behaviors |
| | dâ | swachete | er | sich | mite | | _ | harmed | he | himself | thereby |
| | daz | er | den | liuten | allen | | (so) that | he | the | people | all |
| 4661 | muoste | missevallen | | had | to displease |
| | und | niemen | was | ze | guote | erkant | | and | (by) no one | was | as | good | recognized |
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