Erec | diu | ritterschaft | scheiden | | (a) | knightly contest | decide |
708 | er | sprach | jungelinc | ob | iu | wære | | he | spoke | youth | if | for you | were |
| der | lîp | z- | -ihte | mære | | (your) | life | for | anything | of value |
| sô | liezet | ir | enzît | | then | abandon | you | immediately |
711 | iuwern | kintlîchen | strît | | your | childish | challenge |
| wan | ir | in | nû | schiere | wirs | lât | | for | you | it | now | quickly | worse | will become |
| sô | ez | an | den | lîp | gât | | because | it | on | (your) | life | goes |
714 | ich | sage | iu | vor | wie | iu | geschiht | | I | will tell in advance | you | _ | what | to you | will happen |
| ir | erbarmet | mir | niht | | you | will receive (in) mercy | from me | nothing |
| als | ich | iu | nû | gesige | an | | when | I | you | now | defeat | _ |
717 | des | ich | nie | zwîvel | gewan | | of which | I | never | (any) doubt | gained |
| alsô | stât | hin | iu | mîn | muot | | so | stands | over against | you | my | intention |
| daz | ich | danne | dehein | guot | | that | I | then | not any | goods |
720 | næme | vür | iuwern | lîp | | take | for | your | life |
| sweder | man | oder | wîp | | whoever | man | or | woman |
| iu | dise | rede | gerâten | hât | | you | these | words | advised | has |
723 | der | minnet | ob | iu | missegât | | this one | would love (it) | should | you | fail |
| Êrec | sprach | herre | | Erec | spoke | sir |
| ich | hân | mich | alsô | verre | | I | have | _ | so | completely |
726 | nû | der | rede | ûz | getân | | now | the | words | _ | stated |
| ich | en- | -wil | ir | niht | wandel | hân | | I | _ | will | of them | nothing | change | _ |
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