The poem's protagonist escapes from hell by clambering over Satan's body, and feels both disgust and sympathy for the trapped beast— prompting the reader to consider the pain of doing evil.

诗中的主人公爬上撒旦的尸体逃离地狱，对被困的野兽既厌恶又同情——引发读者思考作恶的痛苦。

" Fair off, hell, " Jason said. " It'll be raining like hell by twelve oclock" . He looked at the sky, thinking about rain, about the slick clay roads, himself stalled somewhere miles from town.

“公平，地狱，”杰森说。 “到十二点就会下大雨”。他看着天空，想着下雨，想着光滑的土路，他自己停在离城镇数英里的地方。