Erec | nû | waz | wolde | ich | tumbe | | now | what | did want | I | fool |
5961 | ze | redenne | dar | umbe | | to | speak | _ | about it |
| swie | mîn | herze | wolde | leben | | however | my | heart | wanted to | live |
| jâ | hâte | mir | got | gegeben | | indeed | had | (to) me | God | given |
5964 | daz | mîn | dinc | ze | wunsche | stuont | | that | my | affairs | in | perfection | stood |
| ich | tete | als | die | tôren | tuont | | I | did | as | _ | fools | do |
| unwîses | muotes | | (with an) unwise | attitude |
5967 | die | êren | unde | guotes | | who | honor | and | wealth |
| in | selben | erbunnen | | (for) them | themselves | begrudge |
| und | niht | vertragen | kunnen | | and | not | endure | can |
5970 | sô | ir | dinc | vil | schône | stât | | when | their | affairs | very | well | go |
| und | leistent | durch | des | tiuvels | rât | | and | do | with | the | devil's | advice |
| dâ | von | ir | heil | zestœret | wirt | | _ | from which | their | blessings | destroyed | are |
5973 | wan | er | ir | êren | gerne | enbirt | | for | he | their | honor | gladly | forgoes |
| ouwê | liebiu | muoter | | alas | dear | mother |
| unde | vater | guoter | | and | father | good |
5976 | nû | ist | iu | ze | dirre | stunt | | now | is | (to) you | at | this | time |
| mîn | grôzer | kumber | vil | unkunt | | my | great | distress | completely | unknown |
| ez | was | iuwer | beider | wân | | it | was | (of) you | both | (the) hope |
5979 | mîn | dinc | vil | wol | gebezzert | hân | | my | affairs | very | well | imporved | to have |
| ouch | was | ez | vil | wænlîch | | indeed | was | it | quite | likely |
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