Erec | mit | allem | vlîze | kunde | | with | all | eagerness | could |
4653 | mit | werken | und | mit | munde | | with | deeds | and | with | words |
| daz | riet | elliu | sîn | ger | | (this) | advised | all | his | desires |
| dar | zuo | sô | was | er | | _ | moreover | so | was | he |
4656 | küene | an | etelîchem | tage | | brave | on | some | days |
| dar | nâch | ein | werltzage | | _ | there after | an | arrant coward |
| diz | wâren | zwêne | twerhe | site | | these | were | two | opposite | behaviors |
4659 | dâ | swachete | er | sich | mite | | _ | harmed | he | himself | thereby |
| daz | er | den | liuten | allen | | (so) that | he | the | people | all |
| muoste | missevallen | | had | to displease |
4662 | und | niemen | was | ze | guote | erkant | | and | (by) no one | was | as | good | recognized |
| von | sînem | valsche | er | was | genant | | because of | his | deceitfulness | he | was | called |
| Keiîn | der | quâtspreche | | Kei | the | Slanderer |
4665 | nû | verstuont | sich | vil | gereche | | now | understood | _ | quite | clearly |
| Êrec | waz | er | meinte | | Erec | what | he | had in mind |
| als | er | im | ouch | bescheinte | | as | he | (to) him | also | indicated |
4668 | er | sprach | herre | | he | spoke | Sir |
| ich | hân | ze | varne | verre | | I | have | to | travel | far |
| und | en- | -mac | ze | disen | zîten | | and | _ | can | at | this | time |
4671 | ûz | dem | wege | niht | gerîten | | out of | (my) | way | not | ride |
| wære- | -z | an | mîner | muoze | | were | it | on | my | liesure |
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