So, now I have confess'd that he is thine,
And I myself am mortgaged to thy will,
Myself I'll forfeit¹, so that other mine
Thou wilt² restore, to be my comfort still:
But thou wilt not, nor he will not be free,
For thou art covetous³ and he is kind;
He learn'd but surety-like to write for me
Under that bond that him as fast doth bind⁴.
The statute⁵ of thy beauty thou wilt take,
Thou usurer, that put'st forth⁶ all to use,
And sue a friend came debtor⁷ for my sake;
So him I lose through my unkind abuse.
  Him have I lost; thou hast both him and me:
  He pays the whole, and yet am I not free.

因此，现在我既承认他属于你，
并照你的意旨把我当抵押品，
我情愿让你把我没收，好教你
释放另一个我来宽慰我的心：
但你不肯放，他又不愿被释放，
因为你贪得无厌，他心肠又软；
他作为保人签字在那证券上，
为了开脱我，反而把自己紧拴。
分毫不放过的高利贷者，你将要
行使你的美丽赐给你的特权
去控诉那为我而负债的知交；
于是我失去他，因为把他欺骗。
　　我把他失掉；你却占有他和我：
　　他还清了债，我依然不得开脱。