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There's a difference between the two manuscripts. Français 17001 goes: "To the plowman there is no rest" (»Au laboureur n'a nul repos«), whereas in the Ambrosiana manuscript, Death says: "To the plowman I give rest" (»Au laboureur donne repos«).
| The Peasant He who works in good faith, sustaining pain and sadness, must thus hope in the belief 240 that he will reap in jubilation. |
In this case the Latin quotation is very appropriate: Psalm 126,5: »They that sow in tears shall reap in joy«.
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La mort Le laboureur Le semeur |