1. The turn of fate did not frown at you,
Nor were you spoiled by luxury’s excess;

2. You were no tale-bearer of distant men,
Nor did the wicked mock their neighbor near;

3. You were no refuge for unworthy men,
A broken reed that sighs when waters stir;

4. Your bounty, if you fail to succor fools,
Has not fulfilled its purpose or its sphere.