Guthlac B, lines 1348–1379

"Ellen biþ selast þam þe oftost sceal
dreogan dryhtenbealu, deope behycgan
þroht þeodengedal, þonne seo þrag cymeð,
wefen wyrdstafum. þæt wat se þe sceal
aswæman sarigferð, wat his sincgiefan
holdne biheledne. He sceal hean þonan
geomor hweorfan. þam bið gomenes wana
ðe þa earfeða oftost dreogeð
on sargum sefan. Huru, ic swiðe ne þearf
hinsiþ behlehhan. Is hlaford min,
beorna bealdor, ond broþor þin,
se selesta bi sæm tweonum
þara þe we on Engle æfre gefrunen
acennedne þurh cildes had
gumena cynnes, to godes dome,
werigra wraþu, worulddreamum of,
winemæga wyn, in wuldres þrym,
gewiten, winiga hleo, wica neosan
eardes on upweg. Nu se eorðan dæl,
banhus abrocen burgum in innan
wunað wælræste, ond se wuldres dæl
of licfæte in leoht godes
sigorlean sohte, ond þe secgan het
þæt git a mosten in þam ecan gefean
mid þa sibgedryht somudeard niman,
weorca wuldorlean, willum neotan
blædes ond blissa. Eac þe abeodan het
sigedryhten min, þa he wæs siþes fus,
þæt þu his lichoman, leofast mægða,
eorðan biðeahte. Nu þu ædre const
siðfæt minne. Ic sceal sarigferð,
heanmod hweorfan, hyge drusendne."