1. Each man is akin to some shape of mankind
And each man inclines towards who resembles him

2. You have no choice but to lodge with a guest
So be no guest of one who seeks through you one to lodge with him

3. And if you lodge with the noble then meet him
With what you are capable of, of manliness, saying to him

4. And if you lodge with the base then be a man
Who bears with him in his acts and who forbears him

5. If you do not admit the honour of one dignified
And of resolve, prudence, you will not find one to admit you

6. For people are but by principles, surely
He makes firm the top of each house who made firm its bottom