Let not mercy and good faith go from you; let them be hanging round your neck, recorded on your heart;

As a loving hind and a gentle doe, let her breasts ever give you rapture; let your passion at all times be moved by her love.

Let not your heart's desire go after her fair body; let not her eyes take you prisoner.

Let your father and your mother be glad, let her who gave you birth have joy.

Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.