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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 4
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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 4

Met4 1. æala þu scippend || scirra tungla Ēalā, þū sċieppend || sċīrra tungla,
Met4 2. hefones and eorþan || þu on heahsetle heofones and eorðan. || þū on hēah-setle
Met4 3. ecum ricsast || and þu ealne hræþe ēċum rīcsast || and þū ealne hræðe
Met4 4. hefon ymbhwearfest || and þurh þine halige miht heofon ymb·hwearfest || and þurh þīne hālġe meaht
Met4 5. tunglu genedest || þæt hi þe to heraþ tunglu ġe·nīedest || þæt hīe þē hīeraþ.
Met4 6. swylce seo sunne || sweartra nihta Swelċe sēo sunne || sweartra nihta
Met4 7. þiostro adwæsceþ || þurh þine meht þīestre ā·dwǣsċeþ || þurh þīne meaht.
Met4 8. blacum leohte || beorhte steorran Blācum lēohte || beorhte steorran
Met4 9. mona gemetgaþ || þurh þinra meahta sped mōna ġe·metgaþ || þurh þīnra meahta spēd,
Met4 10. hwilum eac þa sunnan || sines bereafaþ hwīlum ēac þā sunnan || sīnes be·rēafaþ
Met4 11. beorhtan leohtes || þonne hit gebyrigan mæg beorhtan lēohtes, || þonne hit ġe·byrian mæġ
Met4 12. þæt swa geneahsne || nede weorþaþ þæt swā ġe·nēahsne || nīede weorðaþ.
Met4 13. swelce þone mæran || morgensteorran Swelċe þone mǣran || morĝen-steorran,
Met4 14. þe we oþre naman || æfensteorra þe we ōðre naman || ǣfen-steorra
Met4 15. nemnan heraþ || þu genedest þone nemnan hīeraþ, || þū ġe·nīedest þone
Met4 16. þæt he þære sunnan || siþ bewitige þæt ðǣre sunnan || sīþ be·wītie;
Met4 17. geara gehwelce || he gongan sceal ġēara ġe·hwelċe || gangan sċeall
Met4 18. beforan feran || hwæt þu fæder wercest be·foran fēran. || Hwæt, þū, fæder, wyrċest
Met4 19. sumurlange dagas || swiþe hate sumor-lange daĝas || swīðe hāte,
Met4 20. þæm winterdagum || wundrum sceorta þǣm winter-daĝum || wundrum sċeorta
Met4 21. tida getiohhast || þu þæm treowum selest tīda ġe·teohhast. || ­­Þū þǣm trēowum sēlest
Met4 22. suþan and westan || þa ær se swearta storm sūðan and westan, || þā ǣr swearta storm
Met4 23. norþan and eastan || benumen hæfde norðan and ēastan || be·numen hæfde
Met4 24. leafa gehwelces || þurh þone laþran wind lēafa ġe·hwelċes || þurh þone lāðran wind.
Met4 25. eala hwæt on eorþan || ealla gesceafta Ēalā hwæt, on eorðan || ealla ġe·sċeafta
Met4 26. hyraþ þinre hæse || doþ on heofonum swa some hīeraþ þīnre hǣse, || dōþ on heofonum swā same
Met4 27. mode and mægne || butan men anum mōde and mæġene, || būtan menn ānum,
Met4 28. se wiþ þinum willan || wyrceþ oftost wiþ þīnum willan || wyrċeþ oftost.
Met4 29. wel la þu eca || and þu ælmihtiga Wēl lā, þū ēċa || and þū æl-mihtĝa,
Met4 30. ealra gesceafta || sceppend and reccend ealra ġe·sċeafta || sċieppend and reċċend,
Met4 31. ara þinum earmum || eorþan tudre āra þīnum earmum || eorðan tūdre,
Met4 32. monna cynne || þurh þinra mehta sped manna cynne, || þurh þīnra meahta spēd.
Met4 33. hwi þu ece god || æfre wolde Hwȳ þū, ēċe god, || ǣfre wolde
Met4 34. þæt sio wyrd on gewill || wendan sceolde þæt sēo wyrd || on ġe·will || wendan sċolde
Met4 35. yflum monnum || ealles swa swiþe yflum mannum || ealles swā swīðe?
Met4 36. hio ful oft dereþ || unscyldegum Hēo full oft dereþ || unsċyldeĝum.
Met4 37. sittaþ yfele men || giond eorþricu Sittaþ yfele menn || ġeond eorð-rīċu
Met4 38. on heahsetlum || halige þriccaþ on hēah-setlum, || hālġe þrīċcaþ
Met4 39. under heora fotum || firum uncuþ under hira fōtum; || fīrum uncūþ
Met4 40. hwi sio wyrd swa wo || wendan sceolde hwȳ sēo wyrd swā || wendan sċolde.
Met4 41. swa sint gehydde || her on worulde Swā sint ġe·hydde || hēr on weorolde
Met4 42. geond burga fela || beorhte cræftas ġond burga fela || beorhte cræftas.
Met4 43. unrihtwise || eallum tidum Unrihtwīse || eallum tīdum
Met4 44. habbaþ on hospe || þa þe him sindon habbaþ on hospe || þā þe him sindon
Met4 45. rihtes wisran || rices wyrþran rihtes wīsran, || rīċes wierðran;
Met4 46. biþ þæt lease lot || lange hwile biþ þæt lēase lot || lange hwīle
Met4 47. bewrigen mid wrencum || nu on worulde her be·wriġen mid wrencum. || on weorolde hēr
Met4 48. monnum ne deriaþ || mane aþas mannum ne deriaþ || māne āðas.
Met4 49. gif þu nu waldend ne wilt || wirde steoran Ġif þū nū, wealdend, ne wilt || wyrde stīeran,
Met4 50. ac on selfwille || sigan lætest ac on self-wille || sīĝan lǣtest,
Met4 51. þonne ic wat þætte wile || woruldmen tweogan þonne wāt þætte wile || weorold-menn twēoĝan
Met4 52. geond foldan sceat || buton fea ane ġond foldan sċēat || būtan fēa āne.
Met4 53. eala min dryhten || þu þe ealle ofersihst Ēalā, min drihten, || þū þe ealle ofer·sihst
Met4 54. worulde gesceafta || wlit nu on moncyn weorolde ġe·sċeafta, || wlit on mann-cynn
Met4 55. mildum eagum || nu hi on monegum her mildum ēaĝum, || hīe on maniĝum hēr
Met4 56. worulde yþum || wynnaþ and swincaþ weorolde ȳðum || wynnaþ and swincaþ,
Met4 57. earme eorþwaran || ara him nu-þa earme eorð-waran; || āra him nū-þā.