Dives and lazarus

As it fell out upon one day,
Rich Divès made a feast,
And he invited all his friends,
And gentry of the best.

Then Lazarus laid him down and down
And down at Divès' door:
"Some meat and drink, brother, Diverus,
Bestow upon the poor."

"Thou'rt none of my brothers, Lazarus,
That liest begging at my door
No meat, nor drink will I give thee,
Nor bestow upon the poor."

Then Lazarus laid him down and down,
All under Divès' wall:
"Some meat, some drink, brother Diverus,
For hunger starve I shall."

"Thou'rt none of my brothers, Lazarus,
That liest begging at my gate
No meat, no drink will I give thee,
For Jesus Christ His sake."

Then Divès sent out his hungry dogs,
To bite him as he lay
They hadn't the power to bite one bite,
But licked his sores away.

Then Divès sent to his merry men,
To worry poor Lazarus away
They'd not the power to strike one stroke,
But flung their whips away.

As it fell out upon one day,
Poor Lazarus sickened and died
There came two angels out of heaven,
His soul therein to guide.

"Rise up! rise up! brother Lazarus,
And go along with me
For you've a place prepared in heaven,
To sit on an angel's knee."

As it fell out upon one day,
Rich Divès sickened and died
There came two serpents out of hell,
His soul therein to guide.

"Rise up! rise up! brother Diverus,
And come along with me
There is a place provided in hell
For wicked men like thee."

Then Divès looked up with his eyes
And saw poor Lazarus blest
"Give me one drop of water, brother Lazarus,
To quench my flaming thirst."

"O, was I now but alive again
The space of one half hour!
O, that I had my peace again
Then the devil should have no power."