before the silver cord is loosed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern,
Haue thou mynde on thi creatour, byfore þat a siluerne roop be brokun, and a goldun lace renne ayen, and a watir pot be al to-brokun on þe welle, and a wheele be brokun togidere on þe cisterne;