in that thou lovest them that hate thee, and hatest them that love thee. For thou hast declared this day, that princes and servants are nought unto thee: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.
Þou louest hem þat haten þee, and thou hatist hem þat louen þee; and thou schewidist to dai þat thou reckist not of thi duykis and of thi seruauntis; and verily Y haue knowe now, þat if Absolon lyuede, and alle we hadden be deed, thanne it schulde plese þee.