By thy messengers thou hast defied the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir-trees thereof; and I will enter into his farthest lodging-place, the forest of his fruitful field.
Bi þe hond of thi seruauntis thou dispisidist þe Lord, and seidist, In þe multitude of my charys Y stiede in to þe hiye thingis of hillis, in þe hiynesse of Liban, and kittide doun þe hiye cedris þerof, and þe chosyn beechis þerof; and Y entride til to þe termes þerof,