He sells his birthright for the mess of Edom,
The "Blackleg" Esau selling Work's communion
Into the bonds of Wealth, well knit and strong,
His comrades say. Are they entirely wrong?
Thus Individual Freedom suffers scath
On all sides. Can you plead Necessity's fiat?
For me you boast your love, proclaim your faith,
But, battered by the missiles you let fly at
Each other, I with Roland, cry in shame,
What tyrannous things are done in Freedom's name!