Erec | daz | mîn | dinc | ze | wunsche | stuont | | that | my | affairs | in | perfection | stood |
5965 | ich | tete | als | die | tôren | tuont | | I | did | as | _ | fools | do |
| unwîses | muotes | | (with an) unwise | attitude |
| die | êren | unde | guotes | | who | honor | and | wealth |
5968 | in | selben | erbunnen | | (for) them | themselves | begrudge |
| und | niht | vertragen | kunnen | | and | not | endure | can |
| sô | ir | dinc | vil | schône | stât | | when | their | affairs | very | well | go |
5971 | und | leistent | durch | des | tiuvels | rât | | and | do | with | the | devil's | advice |
| dâ | von | ir | heil | zestœret | wirt | | _ | from which | their | blessings | destroyed | are |
| wan | er | ir | êren | gerne | enbirt | | for | he | their | honor | gladly | forgoes |
5974 | ouwê | liebiu | muoter | | alas | dear | mother |
| unde | vater | guoter | | and | father | good |
| nû | ist | iu | ze | dirre | stunt | | now | is | (to) you | at | this | time |
5977 | mîn | grôzer | kumber | vil | unkunt | | my | great | distress | completely | unknown |
| ez | was | iuwer | beider | wân | | it | was | (of) you | both | (the) hope |
| mîn | dinc | vil | wol | gebezzert | hân | | my | affairs | very | well | imporved | to have |
5980 | ouch | was | ez | vil | wænlîch | | indeed | was | it | quite | likely |
| dô | ir | mich | einem | künege | rîch | | since | you | me | (to) a | king | mighty |
| gâbet | ze | wîbe | | gave | as | (his) wife |
5983 | der | wân | ist | mînem | lîbe | | the | hope | has | (for) my | life |
| verkêret | z- | -ungewinne | | turned | to | loss |
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