>>427567Ai helped me
Let your swords pass judgment upon the necks of those who reproach you;
And if you find yourself in a land of humiliation, depart.
If fate brings you face to face with an oppressor, be an oppressor in return;
And when you encounter the ignorant, answer their ignorance in kind.
When, on a day of dreadful battle, a coward bids you hold back,
Fearing for you the crush of the advancing host,
Defy his counsel; let it carry no weight with you.
Advance, when battle is joined, among the very first.
Choose for yourself a station in which your stature is exalted;
Or die a man of honour beneath the shadow of the dust of battle.
For no fortress, however firmly built of stone,
Can deliver you from the afflictions of death.
A young man's death in honour is better for him
Than to spend his nights a captive to the glance of a dark-eyed beauty.
