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.