Erec| | ez | ist | sunder | prîs | und | âne | ruom | | it | is | without | praise | and | without | glory |
| 902 | unser | blœdez | vehten | | our | feeble | fighting |
| | gezimt | niht | guoten | knehten | | does become | not | brave | warriors |
| | manlîchen | unser | slege | gânt | niht | | manly | our | blows | are | not |
| 905 | wir | vehten | lasterlîchen | | we | are fighting | disgracefully |
| | ob- | -z | iuwer | muot | niht | vervât | | if | it | your | thinking | not | does consider |
| | vür | zageheit | sô | ist | mîn | rât | | as | cowardice | so | is | my | advice |
| 908 | daz | wir | diz | blœde | vehten | lân | | that | we | this | feeble | fighting | abandon |
| | und | eine | wîle | ruowen | gân | | and | (for) a | while | rest | go |
| | dô | was | Êrec | der | rede | vrô | | there | was | Erec | (at) the | words | pleased |
| 911 | ze | ruowe | sâzen | si | dô | | to | rest | sat down | they | there |
| | ir | houbet | si | enbunden | | their | helmets | they | loosened |
| | und | als | si | des | emphunden | | and | when | they | _ | felt |
| 914 | daz | si | geruowet | hâten | | that | they | rested | had |
| | zesamene | si | dô | trâten | | _ | they | then | faced off together |
| | und | griffen | an | ir | altez | spil | | and | took up | _ | their | old | game |
| 917 | als | ich | iu | nû | sagen | wil | | as | I | to you | now | relate | will |
| | mit | guoter | kunst | mit | niuwer | kraft | | with | great | skill | with | new | strength |
| | und | mit | alsô | gelîcher | meisterschaft | | and | with | just as | equal | mastery |
| 920 | si | spilnde | beliben | | they | playing | remained |
| | dâ | si- | -z | vil | lange | getriben | | where | they | it | very | long | carried on |
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