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Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition: By that sin fell the angels; how can man, then, The image of his Maker, hope to win by it?
克倫威爾，你一定要聽我的，拋開野心；天使們就是野心太大而墮落的，而人不過是他的創造主的影像，怎能寄望通過野心而獲得勝利？
Love thyself last: cherish those hearts that hate thee; Corruption wins not more than honesty.
愛自己到最后才最善，珍愛那些憎恨你的人吧，比起腐敗來誠實會為你贏得更多。
Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues.
在你的右手里永遠舉著溫順的和平枝，杜絕嫉妒之舌。
Be just, and fear not: Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's;
做人要公正，不要畏懼；你所要達到的一切目的都是為你的國家、這也是上帝和真理所要達到的目的，
then, if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, Thou fall'st, a blessed martyr!
此后倘若你還是失敗了的話，克倫威爾，你也將是受到祝福的殉難者。
Serve the king; And, prithee, lead me in: There, take an inventory of all I have, To the last penny;
去為國王效勞吧。還有，請你領我進去：把我所有的一切直到最后一個便士都列一份清單，
't is the king's: my robe, And my integrity to Heaven, is all I dare now call mine own.
這些都是國王的。我敢說我自己的財產只剩下這件袍子和我對上帝的一片誠心了。
O Cromwell, Cromwell! Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king,
啊，克倫威爾，克倫威爾！如果我把為國王效勞的熱誠，用一半來侍奉我的上帝，
He would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies.
他也不會在我垂暮之年把我赤條條地留給我的敵人了。
Good sir, have patience.
好大人，忍耐些吧。
So I have. Farewell The hopes of court! my hopes in Heaven do dwell.
我除了忍耐還能怎樣。別了在宮廷中晉身的希望，我的希望在天國里。
