i self a wrecche. for ?inges ?at now
semen soory passen also. ? Art ?ou now comen firste
a sodeyne gest in to ?e shadowe or tabernacle of ?is
lijf.
[Sidenote: Can there be any stability in human affairs, when the
life of man is exposed to dissolution every hour?]
or trowest ?ou ?{a}t any stedfastnesse be in mannis 980
?inges. ?
Whan ofte a swifte houre
dissolue? ?e same
man. ?at is to seyne whan ?e soule dep{ar}ti? fro ?e
body. For al ?ou? ?at yelde is ?er any fei? ?at fortunous
?inges willen dwelle.
