and forgive thy people who have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them;
and thou schalt be merciful to thi puple, þat synnede to þee, and to alle þe wickidnessis, bi whiche þei trespassiden ayens þee; and thou schalt do merci bifor tho men, þat hadden hem prisoneris, þat tho men do mercy to hem.