1. I see people who have ill thoughts of me
In all the poetry I have recited

2. When their knowledge stumbled over them
They judged me by their own worth

3. They said, "Another is the maker of all
That comes in secret and openly"

4. If they understood or reasoned
They would be ashamed to make Mars like the moon

5. Compare my poetry to his poetry, learn
The river is too narrow for the sea

6. Whoever negates the truth has blamed himself
In his ignorance, without knowing

7. So look at me in it or explain my
Poetry if you deny my affair

8. First say, "Deadly envy
Resides in the heart and chest"