1. O unjust one who reproaches the equitable
Do you blame me for the sin of the evildoer arrogantly?

2. I began by gentling the reproach, fearing
Reproach, and I mentioned estrangement fearing estrangement

3. I am patient with the causes of your blame
And I am fair with the states of your injustice

4. Whenever I reconciled with an intimate who estranged me
I rewarded his estrangement with connection and his betrayal with loyalty

5. This message stirred up youthfulness in me
And this reproach renewed regret in me

6. If days brought a distant abode nearer
The wronged heart is healed by reproach and recovered

7. If I acknowledged the sin repentantly
Or if I did not, I refrained from it to reconcile