Heinrich | an | mislîchen | buochen | | into | various | books |
8 | dar | an | begunde | er | suochen | | _ | therein | began | he | to search |
| ob | er | iht | des | vunde | | if | he | anything | of that | would find |
| dâ | mite | er | swære | stunde | | _ | with which | he | unpleasant | times |
11 | möhte | senfter | machen | | could | more pleasant | make |
| und | von | sô | gewanten | sachen | | and | of | such | suitable | content |
| daz | gotes | êren | töhte | | which | God's | honor | would serve |
14 | und | dâ | mite | er | sich | möhte | | and | _ | therewith | he | himself | might |
| gelieben | den | liuten | | ingratiate | (among) | mankind |
| nu | beginnet | er | iu | diuten | | now | begins | he | you | to recount |
17 | ein | rede | die | er | geschriben | vant | | a | story | which | he | written | found |
| dar | umbe | hât | er | sich | genant | | _ | therefore | has | he | himself | named |
| daz | er | sîner | arbeit | | so that | he | for his | efforts |
20 | die | er | dar | an | hât | geleit | | which | he | _ | thereon | had | applied |
| iht | âne | lôn | belîbe | | not | without | reward | would remain |
| und | swer | nâch | sînem | lîbe | | and | whoever | after | his | life |
23 | si | hœre | sagen | ode | lese | | it | hears | recited | or | read |
| daz | er | im | bitende | wese | | that | he | for him | pray | _ |
| der | sêle | heiles | hin | ze | gote | | for his | soul's | salvation | there | to | God |
26 | man | giht | er | sî | sîn | selbes | bote | | they | say | he who | is also | his | own | messenger |
| und | erlœse | sich | dâ | mite | | and | redeems | himself | _ | thereby |
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