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Old-Irish Verse.

   lúathe gáithe^[1]
   fudomnae^[2] maro^[3]
   tairismige^[4] t[h]alman
   cobsaide^[5] ailech^[6].
Atomriug^[7] indiu

	niurt[8] Dé[9]	dom	lúamairecht[10]
	cumachtae[11] ṅDé[12]	dom	chumgabāil[13]
	cīall Dé[14]	domm	imthús[15]
	roscc[16] ṅDé[17]	dom	rēimcise[18]
	clūas Dé[19]	dom	étsecht[20]
	brīathar Dé[21]	dom	erlabrai[22]
	lám Dé[23]	domm[24]	imdegail
	intech[25] Dé[26]	dom	rēmthechtas[27]
	scīath[28] Dé[29]	dom	imditin[30]
	sochraite[31] Dé	domm	anacul

      ar intledaib^[32] demnae^[33]
      ar aslaigib^[34] dūalche^[35]
      ar irnechtaib aicnid^[36]
      ar cech ṅduine mídúthrastar^[37] dam
         i ceín ⁊^[38] i nocus^[39]
         i núathud^[40] ⁊ hi sochaidi^[41].

   swiftness of wind,
   depth of sea,
   stability of earth,
   firmness of rock.
I arise to-day
   through God's strength to pilot me:
   God's might to uphold me,
   God's wisdom to guide me,
   God's eye to look before me,
   God's ear to hear me,
   God's word to speak for me,
   God's hand to guard me,
   God's way to lie before me,
   God's shield to protect me,
   God's host to secure me,
      against snares of devils,
      against temptations of vices,
      against inclinations (?) of nature,
      against every one who shall wish me ill,
         afar and anear,
         alone and in a multitude.

1. luathe gáethe T, luaithi gaithi RE
2. MSS. fudomna
3. MSS. mara
4. tairisem T, tairismigi RE
5. cobsaidecht T, cobsaidi R, cobsaidhe E
6. alech R
7. attoriug RE
8. neurt R, n˘t E
9. ṅde E
10. luamaracht T, luamuirecht E
11. MSS. cumachta
12. dé T
13. ɔgbáil R, chongmail E
14. ndé R, nde E
15. dom thúr R, dom imtus E
16. rosc TR
17. dé T, nde E
18. imcaisin RE
19. nde R, de (over the line) E
20. éstecht T, éistecht R, eistecht E
21. ṅdé R, nde E
22. erlabra E
23. ndé R, de E
24. dom RE
25. INdech E
26. ndé R
27. remthechtus RE
28. sgiath E
29. ndé E
30. dítin T, imdíten R
31. sochraiti R
32. indledaib R, inntlechtaib E
33. MSS. demna
34. aslaigthib T, aslagib R, aslagaibh E
35. dualach RE
36. foirmdechaib acnid R, formdech...E
37. midúthrastar T, midúthracair R, miduthracur E
38. ⁊ om. R
39. a noccus R
40. nuathed T, nuath˘ R, nuathad E
41. hi sochaide T, i soch˘ R, i sochaide E