Gregorius | sô | tuot | er | wider | dem | gebote | | so | acts | he | against | the | commandment |
70 | und | verzwîvelt | er | an | gote | | and | doubts | he | on | God |
| daz | er | sîn | niht | en- | -ruoche | | that | He | (for) him | nothing | _ | cares for |
| ob | er | genâde | suoche | | if | he | mercy | would seek |
73 | und | en- | -triuwet | niemer | wider | komen | | and | _ | trusts | never | _ | to return |
| sô | hât | der | zwîvel | im | benomen | | so | has | (his) | doubt | (from) him | taken |
| den | wuocher | der | riuwe | | the | rewards | (of) _ | penance |
76 | daz | ist | diu | wâre | triuwe | | this | is | the | true | obligation |
| die | er | ze | gote | solde | hân | | which | he | before | God | should | have |
| buoze | nâch | bîhte | bestân | | penance | after | confession | do |
79 | wan | diu | vil | bitter | süeze | | for | the | very | bitter | sweetness |
| twinget | sîne | vüeze | | forces | his | feet |
| ûf | den | gemeinlîchen | wec | | into | the | more comfortable | path |
82 | der | en- | -hât | stein | noch | stec | | this | _ | has | (neither) stones | nor | bridge |
| mos | gebirge | noch | walt | | moor | mountains | nor | forest |
| der | en- | -hât | ze | heiz | noch | ze | kalt | | it | _ | (is) | (neither) too | hot | nor | too | cold |
85 | man | vert | in | âne | des | lîbes | nôt | | one | travels | (along) it | without | _ | (physical) | distress |
| und | leitet | ûf | den | êwigen | tôt | | and | (it) leads | to | _ | eternal | death |
| sô | ist | der | sælden | strâze | | in contrast | is | _ | salvation's | path |
88 | in | eteslîcher | mâze | | in | large | measure |
| beide | rûch | und | enge | | both | rough | and | narrow |
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