# The Metres of Boethius: Metre 11

an sceppend is || butan ælcum tweon
se is eac wealdend || woruldgesceafta
heofones and eorþan || and heare sæ
and ealra þara || þe þær in wuniaþ
ungesæwenlicra || and eac swa same
þara þe we eagum || on lociaþ
ealra gesceafta || se is ælmihtig
þæm oleccaþ || ealle gesceafte
þe þæs ambehtes || awuht cunnon
ge eac swa same || þa þæs auht nyton
þæt hi þæs þeodnes || þeowas sindon
se us gesette || sido and þeawas
eallum gesceaftum || unawendende
singallice || sibbe gecynde
þa þa he wolde || þæt þæt he wolde
swa lange swa he wolde || þæt hit wesan sceolde
swa hit eac to worulde || sceal wunian forþ
forþæm æfre ne magon || þa unstillan
woruldgesceafta || weorþan gestilde
of þæm ryne onwend || þe him rodera weard
endebyrdes || eallum gesette
hæfþ se alwealda || ealle gesceafta
gebæt mid his bridle || hafaþ butu gedon
ealle gemanode || and eac getogen
þæt hi ne moten || ofer metodes est
æfre gestillan || ne eft eallunga
swiþor stirian || þonne him sigora weard
his gewealdleþer || wille onlæten
he hafaþ þe bridle || butu befangen
heofon and eorþan || and eall holma begong
swa hæfþ geheaþærod || hefonrices weard
mid his anwealde || ealle gesceafta
þæt hiora æghwilc || wiþ oþer winþ
and þeah winnende || wreþiaþ fæste
æghwilc oþer || utan ymbclyppeþ
þy læs hi toswifen || forþæm hi symle sculon
þone ilcan ryne || eft gecyrran
þe æt frymþe || fæder getiode
and swa edniwe || eft gewiorþan
swa hit nu fagaþ || frean ealdgeweorc
þætte winnende || wiþerweard gesceaft
fæste sibbe || forþ anhealdaþ
swa nu fyr and wæter || folde and lagustream
manigu oþru gesceaft || efnswiþe him
giond þas widan worulde || winnaþ betweox him
and swa þeah magon || hiora þegnunga
and geferscipe || fæste gehealdan
nis hit no þæt an || þæt swa eaþe mæg
wiþerweard gesceaft || wesan ætgædere
symbel geferan || ac hit is sellicre
þæt hiora ænig ne mæg || butan oþrum bion
ac sceal wuhta gehwilc || wiþerweardes hwæthwugu
habban under heofonum || þæt his hige durre
gemetgian || ær hit to micel weorþe
hæfþ se ælmihtiga || eallum gesceaftum
þæt gewrixle geset || þe nu wunian sceal
wyrta growan || leaf grenian
þæt on hærfest eft || hrest and wealuwaþ
winter bringeþ || weder ungemet cald
swifte windas || sumor æfter cymeþ
wearm gewideru || hwæt þa wonnan niht
mona onlihteþ || oþþæt monnum dæg
sunne bringeþ || giond þas sidan gesceaft
hæfþ se ilca god || eorþan and wætere
mearce gesette || merestream ne dear
ofer eorþan sceat || eard gebrædan
fisca cynne || butan frean leafe
ne hio æfre ne mot || eorþan þyrscwold
up ofersteppan || ne þa ebban þon ma
foldes mearce || oferfaran moton
þa gesetnessa || sigora wealdend
lifes leohtfruma || læt þenden he wile
geond þas mæran gesceaft || mearce healden
ac þonne se eca || and se ælmihtiga
þa gewealdleþeru || wile onlætan
efne þara bridla || þe he gebætte mid
his agen weorc || eall æt frymþe
þæt is wiþerweardnes || wuhte gehwelcre
þe we mid þæm bridle || becnan tiliaþ
gif se þioden læt || þa toslupan
sona hi forlætaþ || lufan and sibbe
þæs geferscipes || freondrædenne
tilaþ anra gehwilc || agnes willan
woruldgesceafta || winnaþ betweox him
oþþæt þios eorþe || eall forweorþeþ
and eac swa same || oþra gesceafta
weorþaþ him selfe || siþþan to nauhte
ac se ilca god || se þæt eall metgaþ
se gefehþ fela || folca tosomne
and mid freondscipe || fæste gegadraþ
gesamnaþ sinscipas || sibbe gemengeþ
clænlice lufe || swa se cræftga eac
geferscipas || fæste gesamnaþ
þæt hi hiora freondscipe || forþ on symbel
untweofealde || treowa gehealdaþ
sibbe samrade || eala sigora god
wære þis moncyn || miclum gesælig
gif hiora modsefa || meahte weorþan
staþolfæst gereaht || þurh þa strongan meaht
and geendebyrd || swa swa oþra sint
woruldgesceafta || wære hit la þonne
murge mid monnum || gif hit meahte swa