e
gouernoure
of ?
Chaucer - Boethius
al be it so ?
at I hadde som tyme 3088
fo[r]? eten hem for [the] sorwe of ? e wronge ? at ha? ben
don to me. ? it na? eles ? ei ne were nat alouterly vnknowen
to me.
[Sidenote: The principal cause of my trouble is this--that, whilst
the absolute Ruler of all things is goodness itself, evil exists
and is allowed to pass unpunished. ]
but ? is same is namly a gret cause of
my sorwe. ? at so as ?
e gouernoure of ? inges is goode. 3092
yif ? at yuelys mowen ben by any weyes. or ellys yif
? at yuelys passen wi? outen punyssheinge.
[Sidenote: This, to say the least, is astonishing. ]
? e whiche
? inge oonly how wor? i it is to ben wondred vpon. ? ou
considerest it weel ? i self certeynly.
[Sidenote: Moreover, while _vice_ flourishes _virtue_ is not only
unrewarded, but trampled under foot by base and profligate men,
and suffers the punishment due to impiety.
fo[r]? eten hem for [the] sorwe of ? e wronge ? at ha? ben
don to me. ? it na? eles ? ei ne were nat alouterly vnknowen
to me.
[Sidenote: The principal cause of my trouble is this--that, whilst
the absolute Ruler of all things is goodness itself, evil exists
and is allowed to pass unpunished. ]
but ? is same is namly a gret cause of
my sorwe. ? at so as ?
e gouernoure of ? inges is goode. 3092
yif ? at yuelys mowen ben by any weyes. or ellys yif
? at yuelys passen wi? outen punyssheinge.
[Sidenote: This, to say the least, is astonishing. ]
? e whiche
? inge oonly how wor? i it is to ben wondred vpon. ? ou
considerest it weel ? i self certeynly.
[Sidenote: Moreover, while _vice_ flourishes _virtue_ is not only
unrewarded, but trampled under foot by base and profligate men,
and suffers the punishment due to impiety.
