and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him by the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.
and hise metis, euerlastynge metis weren youun to hym of þe kyng of Babiloyne, ordeyned bi ech dai, til to þe dai of his deth, in alle þe daies of his lijf. And it was don, aftir þat Israel was led in to caitiftee, and Jerusalem was distried, Jeremye, þe profete, sat wepinge, and biweilide Jerusalem with this lamentacioun; and he siyyide, and weilide with bitter soule, and seide.