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Look you! I myself am nearest to myself.
Look you! I myself am nearest to myself.
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
An undertaking beset with danger.
An undertaking beset with danger.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
