That thou hast her, it is not all my grief,

And yet it may be said I loved her dearly;

That she hath thee, is of my wailing chief,

A loss in love that touches me more nearly.

Loving offenders, thus I will excuse ye:

Thou dost love her, because thou knowst I love her;

And for my sake even so doth she abuse me,

Suffering my friend for my sake to approve her.

If I lose thee, my loss is my love's gain,

And losing her, my friend hath found that loss;

Both find each other, and I lose both twain,

And both for my sake lay on me this cross:

But here's the joy; my friend and I are one;

Sweet flattery! then she loves but me alone.

你占有她，并非我最大的哀愁，

可是我對她的愛不能說不深；

她占有你，才是我主要的煩憂，

這愛情的損失更能使我傷心。

愛的冒犯者，我這樣原諒你們：

你所以愛她，因為曉得我愛她；

也是為我的原故她把我欺瞞，

讓我的朋友替我殷勤款待她。

失掉你，我所失是我情人所獲，

失掉她，我朋友卻找著我所失；

你倆互相找著，而我失掉兩個，

兩個都為我的原故把我磨折：

　　但這就是快樂：你和我是一體；

　　甜蜜的阿諛！她卻只愛我自己。