Sol 5.6

  1. By openly committing shameful deeds,

    Prestige is ruined and noble character laid waste.

  2. So make earnestness your badge by day,

    And at night amuse yourself however you please—and play.

  3. How often I have robed myself in a cloak of darkness,

    Within it revelry laughed even as the darkness frowned.

  4. And I have found cares more grievous at night,

    And likewise, joy sweeter at night.

Sol 5.6