1. I advised you, so do every good for its own sake
Even if there is no praise or reward in it

2. Do not make war on the daughters of Eve, for
Their loyalty is treason, and their bonding is estrangement

3. They have been admonished, if admonishment could benefit them
Alas! Neither warnings nor deterrents make the insolent heed

4. I was content in my knowledge with the ignorance I related
And many a darkness is not loved for its dawn

5. And if the days are managed by one who lacks restraint
Then their rulers deserve to be condemned