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Regula Mucuta Raithni (Author: Unknown)

poem 1

Do monur epscop sunna.

9. 33] Dia mbo epscop, húasal grá;d,
   34] geib do mámb do léir,
   35] bí-siu do réir Chríst cen claon,
   36] bid cech aon dit réir.
10. 37] Hícc cech ngalar n-ancessach
    38] la nert Choimded cáid,
    39] hi[s] sídhaig na mórthúatha,
    40] coisc in rígraid ráin.
11. 41] Bid iar cóir a óegedecht
    42] for túaith ocus chill,
    43] rop díriuch a forcitul,
    44] rop gréssach, rop grinn.
12. 45] Tróethad inna hainngide,
    46] carait dénam huilcc,
    47] mórad cecha fírinne,
    48] iss ed dlegair duit.
13. 49] Bat mebrach 'sind nóebscriptúir
    50] in tan geba ord,
    51] ar bat lesmac ecalse
    52] dia mbat bæglach borb.
14. 53] Ar is borb cach n-anecna,
    54] his é a fhír is a chert,
    55] don Choimdi[d] ní comharba
    56] nech ná léga a recht.
15. 57] Damnad cach eirse, cach huilc
    58] is latt-su iar fír,
    59] ní roib [nach] olcc indutt féin
    60] i mbréithir nó i ngnímh.
16. 61] Héirgiu meni déntar fort
    62] is ná bither dot réair,
    63] dia mbat a[i]rcend-so dóib-seo,
    64] biat cinntach-so féin.
17. 65] Ar is derb dopendfe-seo
    66] acht co tí in dáal máar
    67] iubail do chinad fodéin
    68] cin cámich bías fot mám.

    Finit.