Sonnets of William Shakespeare-Sonnet 42

　　That thou hast her, it is not all my grief,

　　And yet it may be said I loved her dearly;

　　That she hath thee, is of my wailing chief,

　　A loss in love that touches me more nearly.

　　Loving offenders, thus I will excuse ye:

　　Thou dost love her, because thou knowst I love her;

　　And for my sake even so doth she abuse me,

　　Suffering my friend for my sake to approve her.

　　If I lose thee, my loss is my love's gain,

　　And losing her, my friend hath found that loss;

　　Both find each other, and I lose both twain,

　　And both for my sake lay on me this cross:

　　But here's the joy; my friend and I are one;

　　Sweet flattery! then she loves but me alone.

　　你占有她，并非我最大的哀愁，

　　可是我对她的爱不能说不深;

　　她占有你，才是我主要的烦忧，

　　这爱情的损失更能使我伤心。

　　爱的冒犯者，我这样原谅你们：

　　你所以爱她，因为晓得我爱她;

　　也是为我的原故她把我欺瞒，

　　让我的朋友替我殷勤款待她。

　　失掉你，我所失是我情人所获，

　　失掉她，我朋友却找着我所失;

　　你俩互相找着，而我失掉两个，

　　两个都为我的原故把我磨折：

　　但这就是快乐：你和我是一体;

　　甜蜜的阿谀!她却只爱我自己。