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| Neron cwæþ, "Gang me near hider, and sege me hwæt þu þence" | Nero said, "Come closer to me here, and tell me what you think" |
| He forspilde hie þurh forligre | He ruined her (them) through fornication |
| Ælc cristen man sceal pater noster cunnan | Every Christian has to know the paternoster |
| Hie him on ðæt nebb spæton, forðon ðe he nyle giefan ðæt him God geaf | They spat him (!them) on the nose, because he would not give what God had given him (them) |
| Bewepað eowre synna | Lament your sins |
| Bidde eac godra manna bletsunge, and æt halgum reliquium his hæle gesece | Also ask for the blessing of holy men, and seek his cure at the holy relic |
| Ic wille sendan flod ofer ealne middaneard | I want to send a flood across all the world |
| Hige sceal þe heardra | The mind must be the firmer |
| Ðes is min leofa sunu þe me wel licað | This is my beloved son who pleases me |
| Seo dene wæs deop and wid | The valley was deep and wide |
| He sende ða sona syððan to þam cyninge beotlic ærende | He then soon afterwards sent a threatening message to the king |
| Þa he hine slean wolde þa feoll he underbæc | When he wanted to strike him he fell back |