¹ Forsothe if thou herist the vois of thi Lord God, that thou do and kepe alle hise comaundementis, whiche Y comaunde to thee to dai, thi Lord God schal make the hiyere than alle folkis that lyuen in erthe.

² And alle these blessyngis schulen come on thee, and schulen take thee; if netheles thou herist hise comaundementis.

³ Thou schalt be blessid in citee, and blessid in feeld;

⁴ blessid schal be the fruyt of thi wombe, and the fruyt of thi lond, and the fruit of thi beestis; `blessid schulen be the flockis of thi grete beestis, and the fooldis of thi scheep;

⁵ blessid schulen be thi bernes, and `blessid schulen be `thi relifs;

⁶ thou schalt be blessid entrynge, and goynge out.

⁷ The Lord schal yyue thin enemyes fallynge in thi siyt, that schulen rise ayens thee; bi o weie thei schulen come ayens thee, and by seuene weies thei schulen fle fro thi face.

⁸ The Lord schal sende out blessyng on thi celeris, and on alle the werkis of thin hondis; and he schal blesse thee in the lond which thou hast take.

⁹ The Lord schal reise thee to hym silf in to an hooli puple, as he swoor to thee, if thou kepist the heestis of thi Lord God, and goist in his weies.

¹⁰ And alle the puples of londis schulen se, that the name of the Lord is inwardli clepid on thee, and thei schulen drede thee.

¹¹ The Lord schal make thee to be plenteuouse in alle goodis, in fruyt of thi wombe, and in fruyt of thi beestis, in the fruyt of thi lond, which the Lord swoor to thi fadris, that he schulde yyue to thee.

¹² The Lord schal opene his beste tresour, heuene, that he yyue reyn to thi lond in his tyme; and he schal blesse alle the werkis of thin hondis; and thou schalt leene to many folkis, and of no man thou schalt take borewyng.

¹³ The Lord God schal sette thee in to the heed, and not in to the tail, and euere thou schalt be aboue, and not bynethe; if netheles thou herist the comaundementis of thi Lord God, whiche Y comaunde to thee to day, and kepist,

¹⁴ and doist, and bowist not awey fro tho, nether to the riyt side nether to the lefte side, nether suest alien goddis, nethir worschipist hem.

¹⁵ That if thou nylt here the vois of thi Lord God, that thou kepe and do alle hise heestis, and cerymonyes, whiche Y comaunde to thee to day, alle these cursyngis schulen come on thee, and schulen take thee.

¹⁶ Thou schalt be cursid in citee, cursid in feeld.

¹⁷ Cursid `schal be thi berne, and cursid schulen be thi relifs.

¹⁸ Cursid schal be the fruit of thi wombe, and the fruyt of thi lond; `cursid schulen be the drooues of thin oxun, and the flockis of thi scheep.

¹⁹ Thou schalt be cursid goynge in, and `thou schalt be cursid goynge out.

²⁰ The Lord schal sende on thee hungur, and thurst, and blamyng in to alle thi werkis whiche thou schalt do, til he al to-breke thee, and leese swiftli, for thi werste fyndyngis ¹ , in whiche thou hast forsake me.

1. thi worste fyndingis, that is, synnes that ben of vs, but goodis ben of God.

²¹ The Lord ioyne pestilence to thee, til he waaste thee fro the lond, to which thou schalt entre to welde.

²² The Lord smyte thee with nedynesse ¹ , feuyr, and coold, brennynge, and heete, and with corrupt eir, and rust; and pursue thee til thou perische.

1. and sith multitude of children makith many men ofte nedi, it is ful lickely that in to greate veniaunce many wedlokis ben now suffrid of God.

²³ Heuene which is aboue thee be brasun; and the erthe which thou tredist be yrun.

²⁴ The Lord yyue dust for reyn to thi lond, and aysche come doun fro heuene on thee, til thou be al to-brokun.

²⁵ The Lord yyue thee fallynge bifor thin enemyes; bi o weie go thou ayens hem, and bi seuene weies fle thou, and be thou scaterid bi alle the rewmes of erthe;

²⁶ and thi deed bodi be in to mete to alle volatils of heuene, and to beestis of erthe, and noon be that dryue hem awai.

²⁷ The Lord smyte thee with the botche of Egipt, and `the Lord smyte the part of bodi wherbi `ordures ben voyded; also `the Lord smyte thee with scabbe, and yicchyng, so that thou mayst not be curid.

²⁸ The Lord smyte thee with madnesse, and blyndnesse, and woodnesse of thouyt;

²⁹ and grope thou in mydday, as a blynd man is wont to grope in derknessis; and dresse he not thi weies; in al tyme suffre thou fals chaleng, and be thou oppressid bi violence, nethir haue thou ony that schal delyuere thee.

³⁰ Take thou a wijf, and anothir man sleepe with hir; bilde thou an hows, and dwelle thou not ther ynne; plaunte thou a vyner, and gadere thou not grapis therof.

³¹ Thin oxe be offrid bifor thee, and ete thou not therof; thin asse be rauyschid in thi siyt, and be not yoldun to thee; thi scheep be youun to thin enemyes, and noon be that helpe thee.

³² Thi sones and thi douytris be youun to another puple, `while thin iyen seen, and failen at the siyt of hem al day; and no strengthe be in thin hond.

³³ A puple whom thou knowist not ete the fruytis of thi lond, and alle thi trauels; and euere be thou suffrynge fals calengis, and be thou oppressid in alle daies,

³⁴ and wondrynge at the ferdfulnesse of tho thingis whiche thin iyen schulen se.

³⁵ The Lord smyte thee with the worste botche in the knees ¹ , and in the hyndere partes of the leg; and thou mow not be heelid fro the sole of the foot `til to the top.

1. that thei be stijf to obeie to his wille, and souple to ydolatrie.

³⁶ And the Lord schal lede thee, and thi kyng, whom thou schalt ordeyne on thee, in to a folc which thou knowist not, thou, and thi fadris; and thou schalt serue there to alien goddis, to a tre, and stoon.

³⁷ And thou schalt be lost in to prouerbe, and fable to alle puplis, to whiche the Lord schal brynge thee yn.

³⁸ Thou schalt caste myche seed in to the erthe, and thou schalt gadere litil; for locustis schulen deuoure alle thingis.

³⁹ Thou schalt plaunte, and schalt digge a vyner, and thou schalt not drynke wyn, nether thou schalt gadere therof ony thing; for it schal be wastid with wormes.

⁴⁰ Thou schalt haue olyue trees in alle thi termes, and thou schalt not be anoyntid with oile; for tho schulen falle doun, and schulen perische.

⁴¹ Thou schalt gendre sones and douytris, and thou schalt not vse hem; for thei schulen be led in to caitifte.

⁴² Rust schal waaste alle thi trees and fruytis of thi lond.

⁴³ A comelyng, that dwellith with thee in the lond, schal stie on thee, and he schal be the hiyere; forsothe thou schalt go doun, and schalt be the lowere.

⁴⁴ He schal leene to thee, and thou schalt not leene to hym; he schal be in to the heed, and thou schalt be in to the tail.

⁴⁵ And alle these cursyngis schulen come on thee, and schulen pursue, and schulen take thee, til thou perische; for thou herdist not the vois of thi Lord God, nether kepist hise comaundementis and cerymonyes, whiche he comaundide to thee.

⁴⁶ And signes, and grete wondris schulen be in thee, and in thi seed, til in to withouten ende;

⁴⁷ for thou seruedist not thi Lord God in the ioye and gladnesse of herte, for the abundaunce of alle thingis.