Erec | und | daz | er | sich | huote | | and | that | he | himself | guarded |
4645 | mit | werken | und | mit | muote | | with | deeds | and | with | thoughts |
| daz | er | immer | missetæte | | that | he | always | did wrong |
| des | was | er | unstæte | | hence | was | he | inconstant |
4648 | wan | dar | nâch | kam | im | der | tac | | because | _ | there after | would come | (to) him | the | day |
| daz | er | deheiner | triuwen | phlac | | that | he | no | loyalty | practiced |
| sô | en- | -wolde | in | niht | genüegen | | so | _ | would | him | nothing | satisfy |
4651 | swaz | er | valsches | gevüegen | | whatever | he | (of) falseness | brought about |
| mit | allem | vlîze | kunde | | with | all | eagerness | could |
| mit | werken | und | mit | munde | | with | deeds | and | with | words |
4654 | daz | riet | elliu | sîn | ger | | (this) | advised | all | his | desires |
| dar | zuo | sô | was | er | | _ | moreover | so | was | he |
| küene | an | etelîchem | tage | | brave | on | some | days |
4657 | dar | nâch | ein | werltzage | | _ | there after | an | arrant coward |
| diz | wâren | zwêne | twerhe | site | | these | were | two | opposite | behaviors |
| dâ | swachete | er | sich | mite | | _ | harmed | he | himself | thereby |
4660 | daz | er | den | liuten | allen | | (so) that | he | the | people | all |
| muoste | missevallen | | had | to displease |
| und | niemen | was | ze | guote | erkant | | and | (by) no one | was | as | good | recognized |
4663 | von | sînem | valsche | er | was | genant | | because of | his | deceitfulness | he | was | called |
| Keiîn | der | quâtspreche | | Kei | the | Slanderer |
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