1. Why have I praised you for so long,
When you make me go astray in old age,

2. And I clothed you in fine garments,
Yet you cast on me the dress of vainglory.

3. How often did I boast of you,
Who was nobler than you in rank,

4. And compare those who do not see you,
To the side of your towering height.

5. And keep pace with those who were captive
To your virtues in renown,

6. And contend with those who never
Fell short of your great achievements,

7. And take pride over those who do not count
Their pride like your loftiness as pride.

8. I was the crescent but increased in
My praise of you until I became the full moon.

9. You are the rain clouds, so why have you
Become for me a predatory falcon?