二神曲（第8页）

&hespiritwrithedwithbothhisfeet；

then，sighing，andwithweepingvoice，hesaid：

“Whatisit，then，thatthoudostaskofme？

IftoknowwhoIamtheeso，

thatforitthouhastcrossedthebank；know，then，

thatIwaswiththemightyMahed；

aheshe-Bear'sson>

&oadvahat>

Ipocketedupthere，andheremyself。

&hers，whsimony

precededme，aregathered’hmyhead，

flattehefissuresoftherock。

I，inlikemanner，shalldownyonderfall，

whenhearrives，whomIbelievedthou>

&heethesuddeionasked。

Butneristhetime，

thatI，thusup-sidedown，haveyfeet，

thanhewillplaaywithruddysoles；

forafterhimshallwest>

alawlessshepherdofstilluglierdeed，

andfittoandme。Renewed

shallJasonbe，ofwhominMaccabees

onereads；andastothatonehiskingyielded，

evensowhogovernsFranceshallyieldtothis。”

IknowherIwasheretoobold，

inthatIansweredhiminthisstrainonly：

“Nowtellme，pray，howgreatthetreasure>

ourLorddemandedofSai，

beforeHeplacedtheKeysinhistrol？

Surelyheaskedfhtbut‘Followme。’

erortheresttakegold

orsilverfromMatthias，whenbylot

&heplacetheguiltysoulhadlost。

Thereforekeepstill，fhtlypunished；

andtakegoodcareofthatill-gotteh，

whichcausedtheetobevaliantagainstCharles。

Aforthis，thatIamstill