What! from his helpless Creature be repaid  
  Pure Gold for what he lent him dross-allay'd —  
  Sue for a Debt he never did contract,  
  And cannot answer — Oh, the sorry trade!
The Rubaiyat (1120)
What! from his helpless Creature be repaid  
  Pure Gold for what he lent him dross-allay'd —  
  Sue for a Debt he never did contract,  
  And cannot answer — Oh, the sorry trade!
The Rubaiyat (1120)