The expense of spirit in a waste of shame
损神，耗精，愧煞了浪子风流，
Is lust in action; and till action, lust
都只为纵欲眠花昏柳，
Is perjured, murderous, bloody, full of blame,
阴谋，好杀，赌假咒，坏事做到头；
Savage, extreme, rude, cruel, not to trust,
心毒手狠，野蛮粗暴，背信弃义不知羞。
Enjoy'd no sooner but despised straight,
才尝得云雨乐，转眼意趣休。
Past reason hunted, and no sooner had
舍命追求，一到手，没来由，
Past reason hated, as a swallow'd bait
便厌腻个透。呀，恰像是钓钩，
On purpose laid to make the taker mad;
但吞香饵，管叫你六神无主不自由。
Mad in pursuit and in possession so;
求时疯狂，得时也疯狂，
Had, having, and in quest to have, extreme;
曾有，现有，还想有，要玩总玩不够。
A bliss in proof, and proved, a very woe;
适才是甜头，转瞬成苦头。
Before, a joy proposed; behind, a dream.
求欢同枕前，梦破云雨后。
All this the world well knows; yet none knows well
唉，普天下谁不知这般儿歹症候，
To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell.
却避不了偏往这通阴曹的天堂路儿上走!
