1. A pact is of two kinds: the pact of a noble man
Who would be ashamed to break it or revoke it

2. And the fickle one's pact, like dyed silk
That fades with washing, and rapidly changes.

3. If you do not visit him, he says, "you have wearied me"
And surely, if you do visit, he is apt to be cold

4. His nature is like the dyed garment
Which while you see it shining seems wetted through