Erec | dô | begunden | dem | alten | | then | began | (for) the | old man |
526 | von | jâmer | vil | tougen | | with | grief | very | hidden |
| truoben | diu | ougen | | to grow dim | (his) | eyes |
| weinens | sîn | herze | wart | gemant | | to tears | his | heart | was | moved |
529 | mit | dirre | rede | sâ | zehant | | with | these | words | _ | at once |
| daz | er | kûme | vür | brâhte | | that | he | scarcely | _ | (could) utter |
| die | rede | der | er | gedâhte | | the | words | which | he | thought |
532 | er | sprach | herre | disen | spot | | he | said | sir | this | mockery |
| sult | ir | lâzen | durch | got | | should | you | refrain from | _ | for God's sake |
| iuwer | rede | ist | vil | verlâzenlich | | your | words | are | very | inconsiderate |
535 | nû | hât | got | über | mich | | now | has | God | over | me |
| verhenget | swes | er | wolde | | hung | what | He | has wanted |
| anders | dan | ez | solde | | otherwise | than | it | befits me |
538 | sô | ist | mîn | leben | nû | getân | | so | ist | my | life | now | shaped |
| daz | wil | ich | von | gote | hân | | this | will | I | from | God | accept |
| des | gewaltes | ist | alsô | vil | | whose | power | is | thus so | great |
541 | er | mac | den | rîchen | er | wil | | He | can | the | rich | (when) He | will |
| dem | armen | gelîchen | | to the | poor | make equal |
| und | den | armen | gerîchen | | and | the | poor | make rich |
544 | sîn | gewalt | ist | an | mir | worden | schîn | | His | power | has | on | me | become | visible |
| durch | got | sult | ir | erbeten | sîn | | _ | in God's name | should | you | requested | be |
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