Gregorius | nâhe | bî | einem | sê | ze | tal | | _ | beside | a | lake | down to a | valley |
2773 | den | ergreif | der | lîplôse | man | | this | took | the | world-weary | man |
| und | gevolgete | im | dan | | and | followed | it | from there |
| unz | er | ein | hiuselîn | gesach | | until | he | (of) a | cottage | caught sight |
2776 | dar | kêrte | der | arme | durch | gemach | | (to) there | turned | the | poor (man) | to | rest |
| ein | vischære | hete | gehûset | dâ | | a | fisher | had | settled | there |
| den | dûhte | daz | niender | anderswâ | | (to) him | seemed (it) | that | not | elsewhere |
2779 | daz | vischen | wæger | wære | | the | fishing | better | was |
| den | bat | der | riuwesære | | him | asked | the | penitent |
| der | herberge | durch | got | | (for) _ | lodging | in the name of | God |
2782 | von | dem | dulde | er | merren | spot | | from | him | suffered | he | more | scorn |
| danne | er | gewon | wære | | than | he | used to | was |
| als | im | der | vischære | | when | _ | the | fisher |
2785 | sînen | schœnen | lîp | gesach | | his | handsome | figure | saw |
| er | wegete | daz | houbet | unde | sprach | | he | shook | (his) | head | and | said |
| jâ | dû | starker | trügenære | | indeed | you | big | charlatan |
2788 | ob | ez | sô | wære | | if | it | so | were |
| daz | ich | der | tôrheit | wielte | | that | I | (such) | stupidity | committed |
| daz | ich | dich | vrâz | behielte | | that | I | you | glutton | kept |
2791 | sô | næme | dich | grôz | gebûre | | then | would be | (for) you | fat | peasant |
| der | rede | vil | untûre | | the | matter | (of) very | little value |
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