Erec | wan | dû | gâhes | nimst | daz | leben | | for | you | suddenly | take | the | life |
5926 | einem | sô | gewanten | man | | (of) a | so | deserving | man |
| den | diu | werlt | niht | überwinden | kan | | whom | the | world | not | do without | can |
| und | gebiutest | einem | an | sîne | stat | | and | put | one | in | his | place |
5929 | dem | ie | diu | werlt | des | tôdes | bat | | (for) whom | long | the | world | _ | death | hat desired |
| unde | lâst | den | werden | alt | | and | let | him | grow | old |
| dû | zeigest | dînen | gewalt | | you | display | your | power |
5932 | unbescheidenlîchen | | foolishly |
| einen | tugentrîchen | | a | virtuous (man) |
| hâst- | -û | hie | gevellet | | have | you | here | felled |
5935 | unde | mich | gesellet | | and | me | made a companion |
| anders | dan | dû | soldest | | otherwise | than | you | should have |
| ob | dû | gedienen | woldest | | if | you | deserve | wish to |
5938 | daz | ich | dir | immer | spræche | wol | | that | I | (of) you | ever | speak | well |
| nû | en- | -weiz | ich | war | ich | armiu | sol | | now | not | do know | I | where | I | poor (one) | should (turn) |
| unheiles | wart | ich | geborn | | (for) misfortune | was | I | born |
5941 | wande | nû | hân | ich | verlorn | | for | now | have | I | lost |
| beide | sêle | unde | lîp | | both | soul | and | body |
| als | von | rehte | tuot | ein | wîp | | (just) as | _ | justly | does | a | woman |
5944 | von | sô | grôzer | missetât | | from | such a | great | misdeed |
| diu | ir | man | verrâten | hât | | who | her | husband | betrayed | has |
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