Bodleian quatrain nr. 44

Cadell 1899 - 44
Be ye then bold, for fate doth sorrow yield,
Sit not at ease, the sword of time is keen;
If fortune place some sweet your lips between,
Beware! Eat not! Poison is there concealed.

Grolleau 1902 - 44
Sois prudent: la fortune est incertaine;
Prends garde: le glaive du destin est acéré.
Si le sort te met des amandes douces dans la bouche,
Ne les avale pas; du poison s'y mélange.

Heron-Allen 1898 - 44
Be prudent, for the means of life are uncertain;
take heed, for the sword of destiny is keen.
If fortune place almond-sweets in thy very mouth,
beware! swallow them not, for poison is mingled therein.

De Marthold 1910 - 44
Sois prudent: la fortune est incertaine et change;
Prends garde: le destin au fer tranchant se venge;
Et si le sort te met dans la bouche des fruits,
Ne va pas les manger, du poison s'y mélange.

Von der Porten 1927 - 44
Sei klugl Das Glück übt oft Verrat am Jetzt:
Gib acht, das Schicksal hält das Schwert gewetzt.
Legt Glück dir Zuckermandeln in den Mund,
So schluck' sie nicht, sie sind mit Gift durchsetzt.

Rosen 1928 - 75
Beware, for the world is full of spite,
Trust it not, for the blade of fate is sharp.
If Destiny should place a lozenge in your mouth,
Beware, swallow it not, for it is mixed with poison.

Talbot 1908 - 44
Be wise: thou canst not see what Fate portends;
Be arm'd against the sharpened sword she sends;
Feast not upon the sweets she offers thee,
For poison with the sugar oft she blends.

Thompson 1906 - 151
See that the false world doth not thee ensnare.
Sit not secure ! Fate's sword is sharp, take care!
If Fortune drop a sweetmeat in thy mouth.
Swallow it not, 'tis poison mixed, beware!

Tirtha 1941 - II.54
Beware! the Time is raising great uproar;
His flourishing sword is sharp besmeared with,gore.
The kissing conifit which a siren gives
Is soaked in poison, eats you in the core.

Whinfield 1883 - 103
Dame Fortune's smiles are full of guile, beware!
Her scimitar is sharp to smite, take care!
If e'er she drop a sweetmeat in thy mouth,
'Tis poisonous, - to swallow it forbear!