1. My nature refuses to bear injustice
In it, despite what has afflicted me, is disdain

2. Easy to deal with when he acts justly
Hard to control when he is overbearing

3. A nature nurtured by the finest, noblest wine
The courage of battle, proud and high-minded

4. Of a people whose roots were wholesome
Nobility ascended over them to the highest place

5. A people, if their virtues were counted
The sun itself would nearly eclipse

6. If they tried for the cosmos, they would not fall short
Neither their palms nor their strength would fail

7. No fault in them but that they
In their generosity were excessive spendthrifts

8. I speak with my knowledge about them while they
Are beyond praise and beyond description