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Why didst thou promise such a beauteous day,
為什么你期許如此的晴空麗日，
And make me travel forth without my cloak,
使我輕裝上路，不慮遮風避雨，
To let base clouds o'ertake me in my way,
而一旦我涉足中途，你卻讓濃云翻飛，
Hiding thy bravery in their rotten smoke?
使你四射的光芒在迷霧中消失？
'Tis not enough that through the cloud thou break,
縱然你后來又穿破密云濃霧，
To dry the rain on my storm-beaten face,
曬干我臉上暴風雨時留下的雨珠，
For no man well of such a salve can speak
然而無人會稱贊你這種治病藥膏：
That heals the wound and cures not the disgrace:
醫治了創傷，醫不了心靈的痛楚。
Nor can thy shame give physic to my grief;
你的羞慚難冰釋我徹骨的憂愁，
Though thou repent, yet I have still the loss:
你雖痛悔再三，我卻惆悵依舊。
The offender's sorrow lends but weak relief
犯罪者引咎自責，又怎能夠驅除
To him that bears the strong offence's cross.
替人受罪者內心的極度悲苦！
Ah! but those tears are pearl which thy love sheds,
但是，唉，你流出的情淚是顆顆明珠，
And they are rich and ransom all ill deeds.
價值連城，使你的一切罪惡獲得救贖。
