Gregorius | dâ | diz | dürre | haberbrôt | | since | this | dry | bread |
2943 | und | dirre | brunne | wære | | and | this | spring (water) | is |
| dînem | munde | unmære | | (to) your | mouth | distasteful |
| dise | rede | emphie | der | guote | | these | words | received | the | good (man) |
2946 | mit | lachendem | muote | | with (a) | happy | heart |
| und | wolde- | -s | geniezen | wider | got | | and | wanted | (from) it | to gain merit | before | God |
| daz | er | leit | sô | grôzen | spot | | that | he | suffered | such | great | scorn |
2949 | von | alsô | swacher | geburt | | from (one of) | such | mean | birth |
| er | en- | -gap | im | dehein | antwurt | | he | _ | gave | him | no | answer |
| unz | ûf | die | stunde | | until | at | the | time |
2952 | daz | er | in | begunde | | that | he | him | began |
| vrâgen | der | mære | | to ask | (for) _ | information |
2955 | er | sprach | herre | ich | bin | ein | man | | he | said | Sir | I | am | a | man |
| daz | ich | niht | ahte | wizzen | kan | | that | I | not | (the) extent | know | can |
| mîner | süntlîchen | schulde | | (of) my | sinful | guilt |
2958 | und | suoche | um | gotes | hulde | | and | seek | for | God's | grace |
| ein | stat | in | dirre | wüeste | | a | place | in | this | wilderness |
| ûf | der | ich | iemer | müeste | | in | which | I | forever | may |
2961 | büezen | unz | an | mînen | tôt | | do penance | until | upon | my | death |
| vaste | mit | des | lîbes | nôt | | greatly | with | (of) the | body | distress |
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