Gregorius | daz | si | des | vil | gesprochen | hât | | that | it | about this | much | spoken | has |
4 | daz | nâch | der | werlde | lône | stât | | that which | for | _ | (worldly) | reward | stands |
| daz | rieten | im | diu | tumben | jâr | | this | counseled | it | (its) | foolish | years |
| nû | weiz | ich | daz | wol | vür | wâr | | now | know | I | this | indeed | _ | for certain |
7 | swer | durch | des | helleschergen | rât | | whoever | because of | the | devil's | advise |
| den | trôst | ze | sîner | jugent | hât | | the | comfort | in | his | youth | has |
| daz | er | dar | ûf | sündet | | (so) that | he | _ | as a result | sins |
10 | als | in | diu | jugent | schündet | | as | him | (his) | youth | entices |
| und | er | gedenket | dar | an | | and | he | thinks | _ | in this |
| dû | bist | noch | ein | junger | man | | you | are | still | a | young | man |
13 | aller | dîner | missetât | | all | your | misdeeds |
| der | wirt | noch | vil | guot | rât | | (for) them | will be | yet | very | good | help |
| dû | gebüezest | si | in | dem | alter | wol | | you | will make amends | (for) them | in | (your) | old age | well enough |
16 | der | gedenket | anders | danne | er | sol | | he | thinks | otherwise | than | he | should |
| er | wirt | es | lîhte | entsetzet | | he | will be | (of) it | easily | robbed |
| wande | in | des | willen | letzet | | for | him | (from this) | intention | prevents |
19 | diu | êhafte | nôt | | a | lawful | plight |
| sô | der | bitterlîche | tôt | | (for when) | _ | bitter | death |
| den | vürgedanc | richet | | (his) | intention | punishes |
22 | und | im | daz | alter | brichet | | and | (for) him | (his) | old age | cuts short |
| mit | einem | snellen | ende | | with | a | quick | end |
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