ThExpense of Spirit in a Waste of Shame (Sonnet 129)

The expense of spirit in a waste of shame
生氣喪失在帶來恥辱的消耗裡，
Is lust in action; and till action, lust
是情慾在行動，情慾還沒成行動
Is perjur'd, murderous, bloody, full of blame,
已成過失，陰謀，罪惡和殺機，
Savage, extreme, rude, cruel, not to trust;
變得野蠻，狂暴，殘忍，沒信用；
Enjoy'd no sooner but despised straight;
剛嚐到歡樂，立刻就覺得可鄙；
Past reason hunted; and no sooner had,
衝破理智去追求；到了手又馬上
Past reason hated, as a swallow'd bait,
拋開理智而厭惡，像吞下誘餌，
On purpose laid to make the taker mad:
放誘餌，是為了促使上鉤者瘋狂：

瘋狂於追求，進而瘋狂於佔有；
Mad in pursuit, and in possession so;
佔有了，佔有著，還要，絕不放鬆，
Had, having, and in quest to have, extreme;
品嚐甜頭，嚐過了，原來是苦頭；
A bliss in proof, and prov'd, a very woe;
事前，圖個歡喜；過後，一場夢：
Before, a joy propos'd;(behind, a dream.)
這，大家全明白；可沒人懂怎樣

這，大家全明白；可沒人懂怎樣
All this the world well knows; yet none knows well
去躲開這座引人入地獄的天堂。
All this the world well knows; yet none knows well

To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell.