And when he opened the first seal, I heard the third living creature saying, Come. And I saw, and behold, a black horse; and he that sat thereon had a balance in his hand.
And whanne he hadde openyd þe thridde seel, Y herde þe thridde beest seiynge, Come thou, and se. And lo! a blak hors; and he þat sat on hym hadde a balaunce in his hond.