andtreatthosetwoimpostorsjustthesame

ifyoucanbeartohearthetruthyouvespoken

twistedbyknavestomakeatrapforfools

orwatchthethingsyougaveyourlifetobroken

andstoopandbuild‘emupwithworn-outtools，

ifyoucanmakeoneheapofallyourwinnings

andriskitononeturnofpitch-and-toss

andlose，andstartagainatyourbeginnings

andneverbreatheawordaboutyourloss

ifyoucanforceyourheartandnerveandsinew

toserveyourturnlongaftertheyaregone，

andsoholdonwhenthereisnothinginyou

exceptthewillwhichsaystothem：“holdon！”

ifyoucantalkwithcrowdsandkeepyourvirtue，

orwalkwithkings-norlosethecommontouch，

ifneitherfoesnorlovingfriendscanhurtyou，