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[1] But of these thingis that ben sacrified to ydols, we witen, for alle we han kunnyng. But kunnyng blowith, charite edefieth.
[2] But if ony man gessith, that he kan ony thing, he hath not yit knowe hou it bihoueth hym to kunne.
[3] And if ony man loueth God, this is knowun of hym.
[4] But of metis that ben offrid to idols, we witen, that an idol is no thing in the world, and that ther is no God but oon.
[5] For thouy ther ben summe that ben seid goddis, ethir in heuene, ether in erthe, as ther ben many goddis, and many lordis;
[6] netheles to vs is o God, the fadir, of whom ben alle thingis, and we in hym; and o Lord Jhesu Crist, bi whom ben alle thingis, and we bi hym.
[7] But not in alle men is kunnyng. For summen with conscience of ydol til now eten as thing offrid to idolis; and her conscience is defoulid, for it is sijk.
[8] Mete comendith vs not to God; for nether we schulen faile, if we eten not, nether if we eten, we schulen haue plente.
[9] But se ye, lest perauenture this your leeue be maad hurtyng to sijke men.
[10] For if ony man schal se hym, that hath kunnyng, etynge in a place where idols ben worschipid, whethir his conscience, sithen it is sijke, schal not be edified to ete thingis offrid to idols?
[11] And the sijk brothir, for whom Crist diede, schal perische in thi kunnyng.
[12] For thus ye synnyng ayens britheren, and smytynge her sijk conscience synnen ayens Crist.
[13] Wherfor if mete sclaundrith my brother, Y schal neuere ete fleisch, lest Y sclaundre my brothir.
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