Erec | des | nahtes | belîben | dâ | | during the | night | to remain | there |
259 | wan | er | en- | -möhte | anderswâ | | since | he | not | could | elsewhere |
| daz | hûs | er | schouwen | begunde | | the | house | he | to examine | began |
| und | en- | -wânde | daz | er | vunde | | and | not | did think | that | he | would find |
262 | ieman | dar | inne | | anyone | _ | therein |
| daz | vreute | sîne | sinne | | this | pleased | his | attitude |
| er | gedâhte | mîn | dinc | daz | vert | nû | wol | | he | thought | my | affairs | they | go | now | well |
265 | wan | ich | in | einem | winkel | sol | | for | I | in | a | corner | shall |
| belîben | hinne | unz | an | den | tac | | remain | here in | until | _ | _ | day |
| sît | ich | niht | wesen | baz | mac | | since | I | not | be | better | able |
268 | des | gan | man | mir | doch | âne | strît | | this | grant | one | me | surely | without | objection |
| ich | sihe | wol | daz | ez | œde | lît | | I | see | plainly | that | it | empty | lies |
| als | er | in | daz | hûs | kam | | when | he | into | the | house | came |
271 | und | er | der | winkel | war | genam | | and | he | the | corners | _ | inspected |
| welher | im | dar | zuo | töhte | | which | for him | _ | for this | was suitable |
| dâ | er | inne | belîben | möhte | | _ | he | where in | stay | could |
274 | dô | sach | er | sitzen | dâ | | then | saw | he | sitting | there |
| einen | man | der | was | grâ | | a | man | who | was | gray (with age) |
| sîn | hâr | von | alter | snêwîz | | his | hair | with | age | snow-white |
277 | des | hete | er | dannoch | guoten | vlîz | | with this | had | he | nevertheless | good | diligence |
| daz | er- | -s | nâch | reinem | site | phlac | | that | he | it | according to | proper | manner | cared for |
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