lat 524 A.D. III,2pSed ad hominum studia revertor, quorum animus etsi caligante memoria tamen bonum suum repetit, sed velut ebrius domum quo tramite revertatur ignorat.
ger Notker ca. 950-1022 A.D.16. NON IN FINE HOMNIES ERRARE . SED IN UIA ET SUMMO BONO . NULLUM EX SUPRASCRIPTIS QUINQUE DEESSE.
Sed ad hominum studia reuertor . quorum animus repetit suum bonum . tametsi caligante memoria. Nû uuíle íh áber chád si ságen . uués tîe líute flîzîg sínt . téro mûot îo nâh íro gûote sínnet . tóh iz óuh úngehúhtîgo dára-nâh sínne. Sed ignorat uelut ebrius . quo tramite reuertatur domum. Únde iz áber neuuéiz sámo-so iz trúnchen sî . uuélês síndes iz héim eruuínden súle. Íz sûochet táz-tir ze sûochenne íst . íz negât tir áber réhto nâh nîeht.
(fra Simon de Freine ca. 1189-1200) fra Jean de Meun ca. 1300Mais je retourne aus estudez des hommes, des quiex li courage requiert toutevois le souverain bien, ja soit ce que il le requiere par occurcie remembrance, mais il ne scet par quel sentier il y retourt, si comme hom yvrez qui ne scet retourner a son ostel.
eng Chaucer 1343-1400 A.D.But I retorne ayein to the studies of men, of whiche men the corage alwey reherseth and seketh the sovereyn good , al be it so that it be with a derked memorie; but he not by whiche path , right as a dronken man not nat by whiche path he may retorne him to his hous.
eng Elizabeth 1593 A.D. p. 45, 40-43 But let me retourn to mans study, whose mynde albeit with blynded memory, yet seekes the greatest good, but as dronken man knowes not the path to bring him home.
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Title
Book I: THE SORROWS OF BOETHIUS
