26 feb.
„Lack of Steadfastness” de Geoffrey Chaucer
| Once this world was so steadfast and so stable That a man’s word was his obligation, And now it is so false and mutable, That word and deed, in their conclusion, Are unalike, for so turned upside down Is all this world, by gain and selfishness, That all is lost for lack of steadfastness. |
Era stei, stâncă lumea dineoare Şi datorie grea cuvântul dat; Acum făţarnică-i şi-amăgitoare, Când fapta de cuvânt s-a dezbinat, Precum vedem, tot lucru-i răsturnat; Cu mită şi cu îndărătnicie, Se pierde tot prin nestatornicie. |