Need help in some translation in Ancient GERMAN. Sebastian Brant’s Narrenschiff I was reading some research about Bosch's paintings and then there was some ancient German in it. I tried to use Google

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Need help in some translation in Ancient GERMAN. Sebastian Brant’s Narrenschiff

I was reading some research about Bosch's paintings and then there was some ancient German in it. I tried to use Google Translate but it didn't help much. So I wonder if i can get some help here. Here is the text from Sebastian Brant’s Narrenschiff. And I want a general translation in English line by line please.

Wie dantz / mit sund entsprungen sy

Und ich kan mercken / und betracht

Das es der tufel hat vffbracht

Do er das gulden kalb erdaht

Vnd schu(e)ff das got wart gantz veraht

Noch vile r mit zu(e) wegen bringt

Uss dantzen wil vnratts entspringt

Si ust hochfart / vnd üppikeyt

Und fn louff der vnlutterkeyt

So schleyfft man Venus by der hend

So hatt all erberkeyt eyn end.

your help would be much appreciated !

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Got it, but still big thanks to all!

dance and sins are one in kind,

That very easily 'tis scented:

The dance by Satan was invented

When he devized the golden calf

And taught men at God to laugh,

And Satan dancing still doth use

To hatch out evil, to abuse.

It stirs up pride, immodesty,

And prompts men ever lewd to be.

The pagan Venus gives her hand

And purity is rudely banned.

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