Cr1.17.37KD.17.38 And sith right as my-selfe , so loue all the people
C.17.37KD.17.38 And sithen right as my-self · so louye alle pepile
R.17.37KD.17.38 And sitth riȝt as my-selue
so louye alle poeple .R.17.37: Following this line, both R and F omit eleven
lines of text present in the beta manuscripts:
Þe gome þat goth with o staf he semeth in gretter hele
Þan he þat goth
with two staues to syȝte of vs alle
And riȝte so by þe Rode resoun me
sheweth
It is lyȝter to lewed men a lessoun to knowe
Þan for to techen hem
two and to harde to lerne þe leest
It is ful harde for any man on abraham byleue
And welawey worse ȝit for to loue a shrewe
It is liȝtor to leue in þre
louely persones
Þan for to louye and lene as wel lorelles as lele
Go þi gate
quod I to spes so me god helpe
Þo þat lerneth þi lawe wil litel while vsen
it.
F.13.144KD.17.38& sytthe ryght as my-selue / so to loven al þe peple.F.13.144: Alpha omits eleven lines. Beta witnesses read:
The gome þat gooþ wiþ o staf he semeþ in gretter heele
Than he þat gooþ wiþ two staues to sighte of vs alle
And riȝt so bi þe roode Reson me sheweþ
It is lighter to lewed men o lesson to knowe
Than for to techen hem two and to hard to lerne þe leeste
It is ful hard for any man on Abraham bileue
And wel awey worse ȝit for to loue a sherewe
It is lighter to leeue in þre louely persones
Than for to louye and lene as wel lorels as lele
Go þi gate quod I to Spes so me god helpe
Tho þat lernen þi lawe wol litel while vsen it.