Erec | hilfet | danne | daz | niht | | (if) does help | then | that | not |
7631 | daz | aber | lîhte | geschiht | | which | however | likely | happens |
| sô | suochet | selbe | den | grunt | | so | search | (for) yourself | the | (sea) floor |
| dâ | werdent | si | iu | danne | kunt | | there | will become | they | (to) you | then | known |
7634 | mit | grôzem | schaden | mit | lützelm | vrumen | | with | great | loss | with | little | profit |
| nû | râte | ich | mînen | vriunden | sumen | | now | advise | I | (of) my | friends | some |
| daz | si | die | niugerne | lân | | that | they | (their) | curiosity | forget |
7637 | und | hie | heime | bestân | | and | here | at home | remain |
| swes | ein | man | wol | allen | tac | | whatever | a | man | indeed | all (his) | days |
| sô | rehte | lîhte | engelten | mac | | so | very | easily | pay for (dearly) | must |
7640 | und | nimmer | mêr | geniezen | | and | never | more | benefit |
| des | lât | iuch | vriunt | erdriezen | | (with this] | let | yourselves | friends | not bother |
| dâ | stuont | ouch | daz | dritte | bî | | _ | was | also | the | third | thereby |
7643 | vrâget | ir | waz | daz | sî | | ask | you | what | that | is |
| der | luft | in | sîner | ahte | | the | air | in | its | state |
| die | vogele | maneger | slahte | | _ | birds | of many | kinds |
7646 | swebeten | dar | inne | | hovered | _ | in it |
| geweben | mit | selhem | sinne | | woven | with | such | artistry |
| rehte | sam | si | lebeten | | just | as if | they | were alive |
7649 | und | ûf | ze | himele | strebeten | | and | _ | to | (the) sky | soared (up) |
| daz | viur | mit | sînen | trachen | | _ | fire | (along) with | its | dragons |
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