1. Can words come to my aid in praising those who came as a delegation,

    or can an excuse serve when its writer falls short?

  2. The nobles of my people—and who am I to repay them?

    They did a noble deed, though no pity for its recipient moved them.

  3. May God reward them well on behalf of a brother with whom

    life dealt gently—yet still they stood beside him.

Sol 5.6