Isaiah · Chapter 32

[ edit] Lo! in riȝtwiſneſſe regne ſhal a king, and princes in dom ſhul beforn ben. And a man ſhal be, as þat is hid fro þe wynd, and coouereþ hymſelf fro tempeſt; as ryueres of watris in þriſt, and ſhadewe of þe ſton ouerſtondende in þe deſert lond. Daſwen ſhul not þe eȝen of men ſeende, and þe eres of men herende biſily ſhul herknen; and þe herte of fooles ſhal vnderſtonde kunnyng, and þe tunge of bufferes ſwiftli ſhal ſpeke, and pleynly. Þer ſhal no more be clepid he þat is vnwis a prince, ne þe gylere ſhal be clepid a meyr.

Þe fool forſoþe fool þingus ſhal ſpeke, and his herte ſhal do wickidneſſe, þat he fulfille feynyng, and ſpeke to þe Lord gilendely; and voide he ſhal make þe ſoule of þe hungrere, and drinc to þe þriſtere he ſhal don awei. Of þe gilere werſt veſſeles ben; he forſoþe þoȝtus dide, to be loſt mylde men in wrd of leſing, whan þe pore ſhulde ſpeke dom. A prince forſoþe þoe þingus þat ben wrþi a prince ſhal þenke, and he vp on dukes ſhal ſtonde. Ȝee plenteuous wymmen, riſeþ, and hereþ my voys; ȝee troſtende doȝtris, parceyueþ wiþ eres my ſpeche. Aftir daȝes forſoþe and a ȝer, and ȝee ſhul be diſturbid troſtende; full endid is forſoþe þe vyndage, gedering togidere no more ſhal come.

Stoneȝeþ, ȝee plenteuous wymmen, and beþ diſturbid, ȝee troſtende; vncloþe ȝou, and beþ confoundid; girdeþ ȝoure leendus; vp on þe tetes weileþ, vp on þe deſirable regioun, vp on þe plenteuous vyneȝerd. Vpon þe loewe erþe of my puple þornes and brieres ſchul ſteȝen vp; hou myche more vp on alle þe houſes of ioȝe of þe cite ful out ioȝende? Þe hous forſoþe is left, þe multitude of þe huge cite is forſake; dercneſſes and groping ben mad vp on þe dennes, vnto wiþ oute ende. Þe ioȝe of feeld aſſes, þe leſwe of flockes; to þe tyme þat be held out vp on us þe ſpirit fro an heiȝ, and þer ſhal be deſert in Chermel, and Chermel in to wilde wod ſhal ben holde.

And þer ſhal dwelle in wilderneſſe dom, and riȝtwiſneſſe in Chermel ſhal ſitte; and þer ſhal be þe werk of riȝtwiſneſſe pes, and þe heriyng of riȝtwiſneſſe ſcilence and ſikirneſſe, vnto euermore. And ſitte ſhal my puple in fayrnes of pes, and in tabernacles of troſt, and in reſte plenteuous. Hail forſoþe in þe goyng doun of þe wilde wode, and bi mekneſſe ſhal be mekid þe cite. Blisful ȝee, þat ſowen vp on alle watris, puttende in þe foot of þe oxe and of þe aſſe.