Heinrich | daz | hôch | offen | stuont | mîn | tor | | that | wide | open | stood | my | door |
387 | nâch | werltlîcher | wünne | | to | worldly | joy |
| und | daz | niemen | in | sînem | künne | | and | that | no one | among | his | kin |
| sînen | willen | baz | hete | dan | ich | | his | wishes | better | had | than | I |
390 | und | was | daz | joch | unmügelich | | and | was | this | indeed | impossible |
| wan | ich | in | hete | mit | vollen | gar | | yet | I | it | had | in | abundance | completely |
| dô | nam | ich | sîn | vil | kleine | war | | at that time | paid | I | of Him | not at | all | heed |
393 | der | mir | daz | selbe | wunschleben | | who | me | the | same | ideal life |
| von | sînen | gnâden | hete | gegeben | | through | his | grace | had | bestown |
| Daz | herze | mir | dô | alsô | stuont | | my | heart | me | at that time | so | stood |
396 | als | alle | werlttôren | tuont | | like | all | worldly fools | do |
| den | daz | rætet | ir | muot | | for whom | it | advise | their | minds |
| daz | si | êre | unde | guot | | that | they | honor | and | possessions |
399 | âne | got | mügen | hân | | without | God | could | have |
| sus | trouc | ouch | mich | mîn | tumber | wân | | so | deceived | also | me | my | foolish | fancy |
| wan | ich | in | lützel | sach | ane | | because | I | for Him | little | regard had | _ |
402 | von | des | gnâden | mir | geschach | | from | whose | grace | to me | happened |
| vil | êren | unde | guotes | | so much | of honor | and | possessions |
| dô | des | hôchmuotes | | when | this | arrogance |
405 | den | hôhen | portenære | verdrôz | | (for) the | high | Gatekeeper | became too much |
| die | sælden | porte | er | mir | beslôz | | the | of happiness | gates | he | to me | closed |
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