4 Generacioun passith awei, and generacioun cometh; but the erthe stondith with outen ende.
5 The sunne risith, and goith doun, and turneth ayen to his place;
6 and there it risith ayen, and cumpassith bi the south, and turneth ayen to the north. The spirit cumpassynge alle thingis goith in cumpas, and turneth ayen in to hise cerclis.
7 Alle floodis entren in to the see, and the see fletith not ouer the markis set of God; the floodis turnen ayen to the place fro whennus tho comen forth, that tho flowe eft.