Erec | dû | maht | mich | wol | bî | lîbe | lân | | you | could | me | certainly | _ | alive | let |
964 | des | antwurte | im | Êrec | dô | | at this | answered | him | Erec | then |
| er | sprach | wie | redet | ir | nû | sô | | he | spoke | how | speak | you | now | so |
| ir | spottet | mîn | âne | nôt | | you | mock | me | without | need |
967 | jâ | woldet | ir | niuwan | mînen | tôt | | indeed | wanted | you | nothing less than | my | death |
| sô | stüende | iuch | ze | ringe | | so | would be | for you | too | light |
| iuwer | vürgedinge | | for your | intentions |
970 | und | iuwer | grôzer | übermuot | | and | your | great | arrogance |
| jâ | næmet | ir | dehein | guot | | indeed | wouldn't accept | you | any | goods |
| an | disem | strîte | vür | mîn | leben | | in | this | combat | for | my | life |
973 | doch | hât | mir | got | die | sælde | gegeben | | nevertheless | has | me | God | _ | good fortune | given |
| daz | sich | diu | rede | verkêret | hât | | that | _ | the | words | been reversed | have |
| sehet | nû | getuon | ich | guoten | rât | | see | now | do without | I | good | advice |
976 | daz | ich | deheine | miete | | that | I | any | reward |
| vür | mînen | lîp | biete | | for | my | life | offer |
| swie | mir- | -n | got | anderswâ | bewar | | however | me | _ | Got | elsewhere | protects |
979 | ich | bin- | -s | vor | iu | sicher | gar | | I | am | of it | from | you | safe | completely |
| hetet | ir | iuwer | hôchvart | | had | you | your | arrogance |
| ein | lützel | baz | an | mir | bewart | | a | little | better | towards | me | guarded |
982 | sehet | daz | wære | iu | nû | guot | | see | that | would be | for you | now | good |
| nû | hât | iuch | iuwer | übermuot | | now | has | you | your | pride |
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