In loving thee thou know'st I am forsworn,But thou art twice forsworn, to me love swearing,In act thy bed-vow broke and new faith torn,In vowing1 new hate after new love bearing.But why of two oaths' breach2 do I accuse thee,When I break twenty? I am perjured3 most;For all my vows4 are oaths but to misuse5 theeAnd all my honest faith in thee is lost,For I have sworn deep oaths of thy deep kindness,Oaths of thy love, thy truth, thy constancy,And, to enlighten thee, gave eyes to blindness,Or made them swear against the thing they see; For I have sworn thee fair; more perjured I, To swear against the truth so foul6 a lie!
你知道我对你的爱并不可靠,但你赌咒爱我,这话更靠不住;你撕掉床头盟,又把新约毁掉,既结了新欢,又种下新的憎恶。但我为什么责备你两番背盟,自己却背了二十次!最反复是我;我对你一切盟誓都只是滥用,因而对于你已经失尽了信约。我曾矢口作证你对我的深爱:说你多热烈、多忠诚、永不变卦,我使眼睛失明,好让你显光彩,教