Erec | des | ir | gerne | enbæret | | which | you | certainly | should avoid |
3439 | ob | ir | wîse | wæret | | if | you | wise | are |
| vrouwe | Ênîte | nam | dô | diu | | Lady | Enite | took | then | them |
| vor- | -des | wâren | ir | driu | | _ | before | (there) were | of them | three |
3442 | nû | wurden | aller | ahte | | now | (it) became | in all | eight |
| si | vuorte | si | als | si | mahte | | she | led | them | as (best) | she | was able |
| si | en- | -kunde | niht | wol | dâ | mite | | she | _ | could | not | well | _ | there with |
3445 | swie | verre | ez | wider | vrouwen | site | | however | much | it | against | women's | nature |
| und | wider | ir | reht | wære | | and | against | her | position | were |
| si | leit | ez | âne | swære | | she | endured | it | without | difficulty |
3448 | mit | senftem | gemüete | | with | (a) gentile | disposition |
| daz | lêrte | si | ir | güete | | that | taught | her | her | goodness |
| diu | vrouwe | grôzen | kumber | leit | | the | lady | great | hardship | suffered |
3451 | wan | daz | si | ze | liebe | ir | leit | | but | that | she | to | love | her | sorrow |
| in | ir | herzen | verkêrte | | in | her | heart | turned |
| als | si | ir | diemuot | lêrte | | as | her | her | humility | taught |
3454 | swer | ez | rehte | ahten | wil | | whoever | (this) | correctly | observe | will |
| sô | hæten | dar | an | harte | vil | | so | had | _ | there on | much | very |
| ze | tuone | vier | knehte | | to | do | four | squires |
3457 | solden | si | ze | rehte | | should | they | _ | properly |
| aht | ros | vüeren | und | bewarn | | eight | horses | lead | and | care for |
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