1. No, by Him whom I worship,
The oath of an honorable, truthful man,

2. I do not rejoice in intimate friends,
Nor in companion nor in confidant.

3. I have tried them and found them
To be unfaithful to their duty,

4. And found them not to abstain
From estrangement and disobedience,

5. So I have restrained my soul from them
Save on the high road.