Maxims II
cyning sceal rice healdan
ceastra beoþ feorran gesyne
orþanc enta geweorc
þa þe on þysse eorþan syndon
wrætlic weallstana geweorc
wind byþ on lyfte swiftust
þunar byþ þragum hludast
þrymmas syndan cristes myccle
wyrd byþ swiþost
winter byþ cealdost
lencten hrimigost
he byþ lengest ceald
sumor sunwlitegost
swegel byþ hatost
hærfest hreþeadegost
hæleþum bringeþ
geres wæstmas
þa þe him god sendeþ
soþ biþ switolost
sinc byþ deorost
gold gumena gehwam
and gomol snoterost
fyrngearum frod
se þe ær feala gebideþ
weax biþ wundrum clibbor
wolcnu scriþaþ
geongne æþeling sceolan
gode gesiþas
byldan to beaduwe
and to beahgife
ellen sceal on eorle
ecg sceal wiþ hellme
hilde gebidan
hafuc sceal on glofe
wilde gewunian
wulf sceal on bearowe
earm anhaga
eofor sceal on holte
toþmægenes trum
til sceal on eþle
domes wyrcean
daroþ sceal on handa
gar golde fah
gim sceal on hringe
standan steap and geap
stream sceal on yþum
mencgan mereflode
mæst sceal on ceole
segelgyrd seomian
sweord sceal on bearme
drihtlic isern
draca sceal on hlæwe
frod frætwum wlanc
fisc sceal on wætere
cynren cennan
cyning sceal on healle
beagas dælan
bera sceal on hæþe
eald and egesfull
ea of dune sceal
flodgræg feran
fyrd sceal ætsomne
tirfæstra getrum
treow sceal on eorle
wisdom on were
wudu sceal on foldan
blædum blowan
beorh sceal on eorþan
grene standan
god sceal on heofenum
dæda demend
duru sceal on healle
rum recedes muþ
rand sceal on scylde
fæst fingra gebeorh
fugel uppe sceal
lacan on lyfte
leax sceal on wæle
mid sceote scriþan
scur sceal on heofenum
winde geblanden
in þas woruld cuman
þeof sceal gangan þystrum wederum
þyrs sceal on fenne gewunian
ana innan lande
ides sceal dyrne cræfte
fæmne hire freond gesecean
gif heo nelle on folce geþeon
þæt hi man beagum gebicge
brim sceal sealte weallan
lyfthelm and laguflod
ymb ealra landa gehwylc
flowan firgenstreamas
feoh sceal on eorþan
tydran and tyman
tungol sceal on heofenum
beorhte scinan
swa him bebead meotud
god sceal wiþ yfele
geogoþ sceal wiþ yldo
lif sceal wiþ deaþe
leoht sceal wiþ þystrum
fyrd wiþ fyrde
feond wiþ oþrum
laþ wiþ laþe
ymb land sacan
synne stælan
a sceal snotor hycgean
ymb þysse worulde gewinn
wearh hangian
fægere ongildan
þæt he ær facen dyde
manna cynne
meotod ana wat
hwyder seo sawul sceal
syþþan hweorfan
and ealle þa gastas
þe for gode hweorfaþ
æfter deaþdæge
domes bidaþ
on fæder fæþme
is seo forþgesceaft
digol and dyrne
drihten ana wat
nergende fæder
næni eft cymeþ
hider under hrofas
þe þæt her for soþ
mannum secge
hwylc sy meotodes gesceaft
sigefolca gesetu
þær he sylfa wunaþ