Jonah · Chapter 2

[ edit] And Jonas preyede to þe Lord his God of þe fiſhis wombe, and ſaide, Y cryede to God of my tribulacioun, and he herde me; of þe wombe of helle Y criede, and þou herdiſt my voice. Þou caſtidiſt me doun in to depneſſe in þe hert of þe ſe, and þe flood aboute ȝaue me; alle þi ſwelowis and wawis paſſiden on me. And Y ſaide, Y am caſt awey fro þe ſiȝt of þin eeȝen; neþeles eftſoone Y ſhal ſee þin holy temple. Waters enuirounden me vn to my ſoule, depneſſe encloſide me, þe ſe hillide myn hed. To þe vtmeſt places of hillis Y wente doun, þe herris of erþe cloſiden me to gydre, in to wiþ outen eend; and þou ſhalt reyſe vp my lijf of corrupcioun, Lord my God.

Whanne my ſoule was angwiſhid in me, Y biþouȝte of þe Lord, þat my prayer cum to þee, to þyn holy temple. Þei þat kepen vanytees, ydely ſhuln forſake her mercy. Y forſoþe in voice of preyſyng ſhal offre to þee; what euer þingis Y vowide, Y ſhal ȝeelde to þe Lord, for helþ. And þe Lord ſaide to þe fiſhe, and it caſtide out Jonas in to lond.