1. Say to the one who wronged the one who was just
And sought to replace me with one worse in every way

2. Do not blame me for my aloofness, for if
I had not tested you fickle, I would not have withheld

3. So cease your excuses, you breakers of troth
Affection endures in those constant hearts

4. As the old adage has it: cling to the hale
And good deeds will cling to you without fail