For slander's mark was ever yet the fair; 因为美人从来难逃流言蜚语。

　　The ornament of beauty is suspect, 世人的猜忌无异是美人的装饰，

　　A crow that flies in heaven's sweetest air. 恰如孤鸦飞鸣点缀碧空如洗。

　　So thou be good, slander doth but approve Thy worth the greater, being woo'd of time; 才高德广，则谗言只能证明你该领受更大的尊重，世不你欺。

　　For canker vice the sweetest buds doth love, 毒虫恶蛆最偏爱娇花嫩蕊，

　　And thou present'st a pure unstained prime. 当心呀，你正当妙龄，纯洁无疵。

　　Thou hast pass'd by the ambush of young days, 你已越过青春路上的潜敌，

　　Either not assail'd or victor being charged; 或安然脱险，或得胜班师，

　　Yet this thy praise cannot be so thy praise, 然而对你这样的赞美还远远不够

　　To tie up envy evermore enlarged: 为你堵住日益扩大的嫉妒之口。

　　If some suspect of ill mask'd not thy show, 倘若恶意的猜忌遮掩不住你的真相，

　　Then thou alone kingdoms of hearts shouldst owe. 那你独自一人将拥有多少心灵之邦。