And he brought me thither; and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
and he ledde me in thidur. And lo! a man, whos licnesse was as þe licnesse of bras, and a coorde of flex was in his hond, and a reed of mesure in his hond; forsoþe he stood in þe yate.