1 And Jhesus goynge yn, walkide thorou Jericho.

2 And lo! a man, Sache bi name, and this was a prince of pupplicans, and he was riche.

3 And he souyte to se Jhesu, who he was, and he myyte not, for the puple, for he was litil in stature.

4 And he ran bifore, and stiyede in to a sicomoure tree, to se hym; for he was to passe fro thennus.

5 And Jhesus biheld vp, whanne he cam to the place, and saiy hym, and seide to hym, Sache, haste thee, and come doun, for to dai Y mot dwelle in thin hous.

6 And he hiyynge cam doun, and ioiynge resseyuede hym.

7 And whanne alle men sayn, thei grutchiden seiynge, For he hadde turned to a synful man.

8 But Sache stood, and seide to the Lord, Lo! Lord, Y yyue the half of my good to pore men; and if Y haue ony thing defraudid ony man, Y yelde foure so myche.

9 Jhesus seith to hym, For to dai heelthe is maad to this hous, for that he is Abrahams sone;

10 for mannus sone cam to seke, and make saaf that thing that perischide.