Heinrich | der | mir | daz | selbe | wunschleben | | who | me | the | same | ideal life |
394 | von | sînen | gnâden | hete | gegeben | | through | his | grace | had | bestown |
| Daz | herze | mir | dô | alsô | stuont | | my | heart | me | at that time | so | stood |
| als | alle | werlttôren | tuont | | like | all | worldly fools | do |
397 | den | daz | rætet | ir | muot | | for whom | it | advise | their | minds |
| daz | si | êre | unde | guot | | that | they | honor | and | possessions |
| âne | got | mügen | hân | | without | God | could | have |
400 | sus | trouc | ouch | mich | mîn | tumber | wân | | so | deceived | also | me | my | foolish | fancy |
| wan | ich | in | lützel | sach | ane | | because | I | for Him | little | regard had | _ |
| von | des | gnâden | mir | geschach | | from | whose | grace | to me | happened |
403 | vil | êren | unde | guotes | | so much | of honor | and | possessions |
| dô | des | hôchmuotes | | when | this | arrogance |
| den | hôhen | portenære | verdrôz | | (for) the | high | Gatekeeper | became too much |
406 | die | sælden | porte | er | mir | beslôz | | the | of happiness | gates | he | to me | closed |
| dâ | kum | ich | leider | niemer | in | | there | enter | I | sadly | never | in |
| daz | verworhte | mir | mîn | tumber | sin | | that | made impossible | for me | my | foolish | attitude |
409 | got | hât | durch | râche | an | mich | geleit | | God | has | as | punishment | on | me | imposed |
| ein | sus | gewante | siecheit | | a | so | constituted | affliction |
| die | nieman | mac | erlœsen | | which | no one | can | cure |
412 | nu | versmâhe | ich | den | bœsen | | now | am scorned | I | by those | without esteem |
| die | biderben | ruochent | mîn | niht | | the | prominent people | pay attention | to me | not (at all) |
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