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10. D. Martin Luther's Description of Court Life or Hosverse.*)

Volume 14 from the one-column St. Louis Edition English DOCX texts, reformatted for mobile reading on Last Christian Ministries.

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Volume 14

10. D. Martin Luther's Description of Court Life or Hosverse.*)

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Intus quis? Tu quis? Aperi. Quid quaeris? Ut intrem.

Fers aliquid? Non. Esto foras. Fero. Quid? Satis. Intra. 1)

In the tone: A lappish man, v. M. L.

He who takes on, and the little wheel can go around nicely on the lane, and flatter beautifully, everyone finds a fault and delusion, is now in the basket the best rooster; vsl: He goes to court now on top; vsl: He is best off at court.

For who thought to live badly, All pious and righteous,

1) In German: Ist jemand drin? Who are you? Open up! What are you looking for? I want to come in. Are you bringing something? No. Stay outside. I'm bringing something. What did you bring? A lot. Come in.

The truth brought. He will be slain, 2) and even weakened, scorned and humiliated, 3) and will always remain the servant of others.

By the flattery stick, many a boy wins great goods and possessions, money, favor and gift, prize, honor and praise, pushes others 'rab, that he trotted high, So the world now goes up and down.

Whoever can't do this at court, get rid of it, he'll only be rewarded with mockery and ridicule, for Henchelmann and Spötter Zahn are best off at court now.

2) to pursue through the night - to pursue.

3) reviled - reviled.