Erec | dô | ich | wânde | er | sliefe | | when | I | thought | he | was asleep |
5954 | des | tages | dô | ich | bî | im | lac | | (that) | day | when | I | beside | him | lay |
| daz | vervluochet | sî | der | tac | | that | cursed | be | the | day |
| dô | ich | die | rede | ruorte | | when | I | the | words | mentioned |
5957 | wan | ich | mîn | heil | zevuorte | | for | I | my | happiness | destroyed |
| vil | grôze | êre | und | gemach | | much | great | honor | and | well-being |
| ouwê | wie | übele | mir | geschach | | alas | how | ill | (to) me | has happened |
5960 | nû | waz | wolde | ich | tumbe | | now | what | did want | I | fool |
| ze | redenne | dar | umbe | | to | speak | _ | about it |
| swie | mîn | herze | wolde | leben | | however | my | heart | wanted to | live |
5963 | jâ | hâte | mir | got | gegeben | | indeed | had | (to) me | God | given |
| daz | mîn | dinc | ze | wunsche | stuont | | that | my | affairs | in | perfection | stood |
| ich | tete | als | die | tôren | tuont | | I | did | as | _ | fools | do |
5966 | unwîses | muotes | | (with an) unwise | attitude |
| die | êren | unde | guotes | | who | honor | and | wealth |
| in | selben | erbunnen | | (for) them | themselves | begrudge |
5969 | und | niht | vertragen | kunnen | | and | not | endure | can |
| sô | ir | dinc | vil | schône | stât | | when | their | affairs | very | well | go |
| und | leistent | durch | des | tiuvels | rât | | and | do | with | the | devil's | advice |
5972 | dâ | von | ir | heil | zestœret | wirt | | _ | from which | their | blessings | destroyed | are |
| wan | er | ir | êren | gerne | enbirt | | for | he | their | honor | gladly | forgoes |
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