Elogi Dels Diners

Praise Of Money

Elogi Dels Diners

Crooked money makes truth,Diners de tort fan veritat,
and from judge they become lawyer;e de jutge fan advocat;
wise they bring back the man prayed,savi fan tornar l'hom orat,
let there be of them.pus que d'ells haja.
Money makes good, money makes bad,Diners fan bé, diners fan mal,
money makes man helldiners fan l'home infernal
and make him a heavenly saint,e fan-lo sant celestial,
depending on how you use them.segons que els usa.
Money makes quarrels and murmurs,Diners fan bregues e remors,
and reproaches and honors,e vituperis e honors,
and they sing prayers:e fan cantar preïcadors:
Blessed quorumBeati quorum.
Money makes children happyDiners alegren los infants
and they make the chaplains singe fan cantar los capellans
and the Carmelite friarse los frares carmelitans
at the big parties.a les grans festes.
Money, skinny makes fat,Diners, magres fan tornar gords,
and the edges are ugly again.e tornen lledesmes los bords.
If you say "jas" to deaf men,Si diràs "jas" a hòmens sords,
so much they turntantost se giren.
Money makes the sick healthy;Diners tornen los malalts sans;
Moors, Jews and Christians,moros, jueus e crestians,
praising God and all the saints,lleixant a Déu e tots los sants,
money lovesdiners adoren.
Money makes the world the game,Diners fan vui al món lo joc,
and they do honor to much badoc;e fan honor a molt badoc;
whoever says "no" is called "hoc".a qui diu "no" fan-li dir "hoc".
Behold a miracle!Vejats miracle!
Money, then, you want to collect.Diners, doncs, vulles aplegar.
If you can have them, don't let them go;Si els pots haver no els lleixs anar;
if you have many you can returnsi molts n'hauràs poràs tornar
pope of romepapa de Roma.