Ben vuelh que sapchon li pluzor D'un vers, si-s de bona color Qu'ieu ai trag de mon obrador, Qu'ieu port d'ayselh mestier la flor, Et es vertatz, E puesc en trair lo vers auctor, Quant er lassatz.	I would well like most people to know whether this verse is well crafted. I produce it from my workshop, since I am really the champion of this art and it is true and I bring as a witness this verse itself when it is done.
Eu conosc ben sen e folor, E conosc anta et henor, Et ai ardiment e paor; E si-m partetz un juec d'amor, No suy tan fatz No sapcha triar lo melhor Entre-ls malvatz.	I know wisdom and foolishness well, and I know shame and honour and I have both fear and courage; and if you propose a love-game I am not so fatuous that I can't tell the best one among the mediocre.
Eu conosc ben selh qui be-m di E selh qui-m vol mal atressi E conosc be selluy qui-m ri; E si-ll pro s'azauton de mi, Conosc assatz: Qu'atressi dei voler lor fi E lor solatz.	I know well those who mean well and those who hate me as well and I know who makes merry with me; and if gentlemen enojy my company, I am quite aware that I have to take care of their comfort and of their amusement.
Ja ben aya selh qui-m noyri, Que tan bo mestier m'eschari Que anc a negu no-n falhi: Que de jogar sobre coyssi, A totz tocatz Mais en say que nulh mo vezi, Qual que-m vejatz.	Be blessed the one who took care of my upbringing and taught me such a good occupation which never failed me because when it comes to board-playing for every fret I know more than any of my neighbours no matter what you see me trying.
Dieus en lau e sanh Jolia: Tant ai apres del joc doussa Que sobre totz n'ai bona ma, E selh qui cosselh me querra No l'er vedatz, Ni us de mi non tornara Descosselhatz.	I thank god and Saint Julian: I have learned so much about the sweet game that I am more skilled than anybody else, and he who asks for my advice won't be denied it, nor will anyone come back from me with bad advice.
Qu'ieu ai nom "maistre certa": Ja m'amigu'anueg no m'aura Que no-m vuelh'aver l'endema! Qu'ieu suy d'aquest mestier, so-m va, Tan ensenhatz Que be-n sai gazanhar mon pa En totz mercatz.	Since I have for a nickname "Infallible Master": never will my mistress have me one night and not wish to have me the next day! Because in this trade I am (and I freely say it) so expert that I can earn my living in every market.
Pero no m'auzetz tan guabier Qu'ieu non fos rahuzatz l'autrier, Que jogav'a un joc grossier Que-m fon trop bos el cap primier Tro fo taulatz; Quan gardiey, no m'ac plus mestier: Si-m fon camjatz.	However, I am not so big that I wasn't defeated the other day when I was playing for a big stake and the preliminaries were all in my favour until the game was laid out: when I looked at it, it wasn't of any use anymore, it had changed on me.
Mas elha-m dis un reprovier: "Don, vostre datz son menudier" "Et ieu revit vos a doblier, Fis-m ieu:qui-m dava Monpeslier Non er laissatz!" E leviey un pauc son taulier Ab ams mos bratz.	But she reproached me: "Sir, your dice are small" "And I will double the stakes:" Said I "Even if they gave me Montpellier, I wouldn't resign!" And I lifted her board a little with both arms.
E quan l'aic levat lo taulier Empeys los datz: E-ill duy foron cairat vallier, E-l terz plombatz.	And after having lifted the board, I threw the dice, and the first two were good points and the third was loaded.
E fi-l ben ferir al taulier, E fon joguatz.	And I had it hit the board well, and it was game.