Heorot is gefaelsod, beahsele beorhta; bruc penden pu mote manigra medo, ond pinum magum laef folc ond rice ponne ou foro scyle
, metodsceaft seon.
A scyle
geong mon wesan geomormod, heard heortan gepoht, swylce habban sceal blipe gebaero, eac bon breostceare, sinsorgna gedreag, sy aet him sylfum gelong, eal his worulde wyn, sy ful wide fah Feorres folclondes, Paet min freond sited under stanhlipe storme behrimed wine werigmod, waetre beflowen, on dreorsele.
Scyle
gumena gehwylc on his geardagum georne bipencan paet us milde bicwom meahta waldend aet aerestan purh paes engles word.
10) Ac paet is swide dyslic & swide micel syn paet mon paes wenan scyle
be Gode 'But it is very great folly and sin to think thus of God .
Ac hwaet wilt pu paer on domdaege dryhtne secgan ponne ne bid naenig to paes lytel lid on lime geweaxen paet pu ne scyle
for aeghwylc anra onsundran ryht agieldan donne repe bid dryhten aet dome?