And he said, Be it far from me, O Jehovah, that I should do this: 'shall I drink' the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
but offride it to þe Lord, and seide, Þe Lord be merciful to me, þat Y do not this; wheþer Y schal drynke þe blood of þese men, þat yeden forth, and þe perel of soulis? Þerfor he nolde drynke. Þre strongeste men diden þes thingis.