Gregorius | 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 |
| der | gnâden | ellende | | who | (from) grace | exiled |
25 | hât | danne | den | bœsern | teil | erkorn | | has | then | the | worst | part | chosen |
| und | wære | aber | er | geborn | | and | were | on the other hand | he | born |
| von | Adâme | mit | Abêle | | from | Adam | with | Abel |
28 | und | solde | im | sîn | sêle | | and | were | (for) him | his | soul |
| weren | âne | sünden | slac | | to remain | without | (of) sin | (a) trace |
| unz | an | den | jungisten | tac | | up | to | _ | judgment | day |
31 | sô | hæte | er | niht | ze | vil | gegeben | | so | would have | he | not | too | much | given |
| umbe | daz | êwige | leben | | for | _ | eternal | life |
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