Klage | manige | müelîche | zît | | many | difficult | times |
900 | ez | wirt | ein | êwiger | strît | | it | will be | a | continual | struggle |
| durch | daz | volge | drâte | | _ | therefore | follow | quickly |
| mînem | guoten | râte | | my | good | advice |
903 | und | merke | mîne | lêre | | and | note | my | teachings |
| sît | daz | ich | durch | dîn | êre | | since | that | I | for the sake of | your | honor |
| dich | vlêgen | began | | you | imploring | have been |
906 | sît | hete | ich | mînen | lantman | | since (this time) | had | I | my | countryman |
| sînes | schaden | ê | erbeten | | (to) his | harm | sooner | prevailed upon |
| wir | sîn | niht | rehte | zesamen | geweten | | we | are | not | correctly | _ | tied together |
909 | wan | wir | ziehen | niht | gelîche | | for | we | are pulling | not | equally |
| man | solde | uns | wærlîche | | one | should | us | indeed |
| von | ein | ander | scheiden | | from | one | another | separate |
912 | daz | kæme | uns | rehte | beiden | | that | would be | (for) us | best | both |
| stüende | der | gewalt | an | mir | | (were) | the | power | in | me |
| diu | dinc | ze | verenden | als | an | dir | | the | matter | to | bring to an end | rather than | with | you |
915 | des | er | leider | niht | en- | -tuot | | of which | it | unfortunately | nothing | _ | sill happen |
| ich | en- | -hân | gewaltes | niht | wan | muot | | I | _ | have | for power | nothing | other than | resolve |
| und | den | frîen | gedanc | | and | _ | free | will |
918 | dû | müesest | under | dînen | danc | | you | would have to | against | your | will |
| nâch | gelobtem | worte | leben | | according to | (your) sworn | words | live |
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