lat 524 A.D. I,4c,15-18At quisquis trepidus pavet vel optat,
Quod non sit stabilis suique iuris,
Abiecit clipeum locoque motus
Nectit qua valeat trahi catenam.
ger Notker ca. 950-1022 A.D.At quisquis trepidus pauet uel . optat eo quod non sit stabilis . suique iuris . abiecit clipeum . i. robur dominicȩ protectionis.
Tér áber sôtûon neuuíle . únde er frúhtet ze uerlîesenne . áldegérôt ze guuúnnenne . uuánda dér únstâte íst . únde úngeuuáltîg sîn sélbes . pedíu hábet er hína geuuórfen den skílt . dáz chît tes mûotes fésti . únde gótes zûo-uersíhte.
Et motus loco . nectit catenam . qua valeat trahi.
Únde ába stéte gedrúngenêr . sô iz uuîge féret temo sígelôsen . smídôt ímo sélbemo chétenna . mít téro man ín bínde.
eng Chaucer 1343-1400 A.D.But who-so that, quakinge, dredeth or desireth thing that nis nat stable of his right, that man that so doth hath cast awey his sheld and is remoeved fro his place, and enlaceth him in the cheyne with the which he may ben drawen.
eng Elizabeth 1593 A.D.but who so quaking feares or wische,
No being stable, and in his strength,
Downe falz his shild, and changing place,
Huges the chain by wiche he is drawen.
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Title
Book I: THE SORROWS OF BOETHIUS
