[fol. 246v] Hwenne-soexplanatory note 1WilWit oferstieth,textual note 1 thenne is Wil and Wit forlore;
Hwenne-so Wil his hete hieth,textual note 2 ther nis nowiht Wit icore.
Ofte Wil to seorhetextual note 3 siethexplanatory note 2textual note 4 bute yif Wit him wite tofore,
Ac hwenne-so Wil to wene wrieth,explanatory note 3textual note 5 the ofo of Wisdomexplanatory note 4 is totore.textual note 6

[fol. 246v] Whenever Will overcomes Wit, then are Will and Wit lost;
Whenever Will pursues his ardor, then there’s no Wit chosen at all.
Often Will comes upon sorrow unless Wit warns him beforehand,
But whenever Will turns to speculation, Wisdom’s cap is torn to pieces.