1. If a secret passes two, it spreads
And proliferates through much talk and chatter

2. Though friends may a secret betray
I will keep the clan’s secrets hidden

3. When entrusted to me it remains
Secure in the blackness of my heart

4. Ask who my drinking friends are, and companions
And who is sincere when sober and wise

5. Which brother stands by me in war
When it flares, and after, remains close

6. Does the strange neighbor fear my rage
And betrayal, though some are disloyal

7. Never did my eye gleam for a neighbor's slip
Or bid her farewell with insults when we parted

8. Blame was shunned by fathers whose greatness
Supports my glory, aiding the righteous

9. That is what you know of me, and I
Am steadfast facing the storms of fate

10. I stand firm against aggressors, and harsh
To them, yet gentle to the fair and moderate

11. With my frugality I humble men
Bending my will in events as needed