Iwein | gnâde | ist | bezzer | danne | reht | | mercy | is | better | than | justice |
173 | ich- | -n | hân | iu | selhes | niht | getân | | I | _ | have | (to) you | (of) such | nothing | done |
| ir- | -n | möhtet | mich | wol | leben | lân | | you | _ | could | me | well | let | live |
| und | wær | mîn | schulde | grœzer | iht | | and | were | my | guilt | greater | (a) little |
176 | so | belibe | mir | der | lîp | niht | | so | would remain | (to) me | (my) | life | not |
| vrouwe | habet | gnâde | mîn | | Lady | have | mercy | (on) me |
| und | lât | sus | grôzen | zorn | sîn | | and | let | such | great | anger | be |
179 | iuwer | zorn | ist | ze | ungenædeclich | | your | anger | is | too | merciless |
| nie- | -n | brechet | iuwer | zuht | durch | mich | | _ | not | do compromise | your | honorable position | because of | me |
| mîn | laster | wil | ich | vertragen | | my | shame | will | I | bear |
182 | daz | ir | ruochet | gedagen | | (if) that | you | deign | to keep silent |
| ich | kume | nâch | mînen | schulden | | I | would come | for | my | guilt |
| gerne | ze | sînen | hulden | | gladly | for | (his) | mercy |
185 | nû | bitet | in | sîn | mære | | now | bid | him | his | tale |
| des | ê | begunnen | wære | | which | earlier | begun | was |
| durch | iuwer | liebe | volsagen | | for | your | love | to finish |
188 | man | mac | vil | gerne | vor | iu | dagen | | one | can | very | gladly | before | you | keep silent |
| sus | antwurte | Kâlogrenant | | thus | answered | Kalogrenant |
| ez | ist | umb | iuch | alsô | gewant | | it | is | with | you | so | constituted |
191 | daz | iu | daz | niemen | merken | sol | | that | (at) you | that | on one | take offense | should |
| sprechet | ir | anders | danne | wol | | (if) speak | you | otherwise | than | good |
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