Erec| | deheinen | seltsænern | man | | a | stranger | man |
| 4636 | sîn | herze | was | gevieret | | his | heart | was | divided into four parts |
| | etewenne | gezieret | | sometimes | adorned |
| | mit | vil | grôzen | triuwen | | with | very | great | loyalty |
| 4639 | und | daz | in | begunde | riuwen | | and (such) | that | (he) | _ | regreted |
| | allez | daz | er | unz | her | ie | | everything | that | he | until | this point | ever |
| | ze | unrehte | begie | | for | (an) injustice | had committed |
| 4642 | alsô | daz | er | vor | valsche | was | | so | that | he | of | deceit | was |
| | lûter | sam | ein | spiegelglas | | clear | as | a | mirror |
| | und | daz | er | sich | huote | | and | that | he | himself | guarded |
| 4645 | mit | werken | und | mit | muote | | with | deeds | and | with | thoughts |
| | daz | er | immer | missetæte | | that | he | always | did wrong |
| | des | was | er | unstæte | | hence | was | he | inconstant |
| 4648 | wan | dar | nâch | kam | im | der | tac | | because | _ | there after | would come | (to) him | the | day |
| | daz | er | deheiner | triuwen | phlac | | that | he | no | loyalty | practiced |
| | sô | en- | -wolde | in | niht | genüegen | | so | _ | would | him | nothing | satisfy |
| 4651 | swaz | er | valsches | gevüegen | | whatever | he | (of) falseness | brought about |
| | mit | allem | vlîze | kunde | | with | all | eagerness | could |
| | mit | werken | und | mit | munde | | with | deeds | and | with | words |
| 4654 | daz | riet | elliu | sîn | ger | | (this) | advised | all | his | desires |
| | dar | zuo | sô | was | er | | _ | moreover | so | was | he |
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