Erec | 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 |
| dô | ir | mich | einem | künege | rîch | | since | you | me | (to) a | king | mighty |
5982 | gâbet | ze | wîbe | | gave | as | (his) wife |
| der | wân | ist | mînem | lîbe | | the | hope | has | (for) my | life |
| verkêret | z- | -ungewinne | | turned | to | loss |
5985 | in | triegent | sîne | sinne | | him | deceives | his | senses |
| swem | daz | ze | wendenne | ist | gedâht | | (for) whom | that | to | change | _ | thinks |
| ez | en- | -werde | vollebrâht | | it | not | will | happen |
5988 | swaz | von | gote | geschaffen | ist | | whatever | by | God | ordained | is |
| dâ | vür | en- | -hœret | dehein | list | | _ | against this | _ | are known | no | arguments |
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