Klage | du | en- | -bist | sô | harte | niht | verwenet | | you | _ | are | thus | very | not | spoiled |
1605 | dû | en- | möhtest | -dir | wol | sanfte | leben | | you | not | could | _ | well | easier | live |
| si | en- | -nement | dich | niht | ze | râtgeben | | they | _ | do take | you | not | as | (an) advisor |
| jâ | bist | dû | ze | rihtære | | indeed | are | you | as (a) | judge |
1608 | in | vil | unmære | | (for) them | very | unsuited |
| dâ | von | sô | lâ | dû | dîne | klage | | _ | therefore | so | stop | you | tour | lamenting |
| unde | wellest | dû | sô | sage | | and (if) | want | you | then | tell |
1611 | mir | etewaz | mêre | | me | something | more |
| daz | geziehe | ze | guoter | lêre | | which | applies | to | good | advice |
| lîp | ich | gibe | dir | hie | an | | body | I | am giving | you | _ | hereby |
1614 | die | besten | lêre | die | ich | kan | | the | best | advice | which | I | know |
| wis | stæte | daz | ist | der | beste | list | | be | constant | that | is | the | best | way |
| und | merke | swie | herte | ist | | and | note | (no matter) how | hard | is |
1617 | ein | stein | ob | er | eteswâ | lît | | a | stone | if | it | somewhere | is lying |
| daz | ein | tropfe | ze | aller | zît | | (so) that | a | drop | at | all | times |
| emziclîchen | dar | ûf | gât | | without interruption | _ | on it | (falls) |
1620 | swie | kleine | kraft | ein | tropfe | hât | | (no matter) how | little | force | a | drop | has |
| er | machet | durch | den | stein | ein | loch | | it | will make | in | the | stone | a | hole |
| lîp | daz | en- | -kumet | doch | | body | that | _ | does come | however |
1623 | von | des | trophen | krefte | niht | | from | the | drop's | force | not |
| von | der | emzikeit | ez | geschiht | | from | (its) | continual action | it | happens |
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