LEAR

What dost thou profess? What wouldst thou with us?
LEAR

What’s your profession? What do you want from me?
KENT

I do profess to be no less than I seem—to serve him truly that will put me in trust, to love him that is honest, to converse with him that is wise and says little, to fear judgment, to fight when I cannot choose, and to eat no fish.
KENT

I profess that I’m as good as I seem—I’ll faithfully serve a master who trusts me, love those who are honest, talk with those who are wise and don’t talk too much. I’m God-fearing, I fight if I must, and I don’t eat fish.
LEAR

What art thou?
LEAR

But who are you?
KENT

A very honest-hearted fellow, and as poor as the king.
KENT

An honest guy who’s as poor as the king.
LEAR

If thou beest as poor for a subject as he’s for a king, thou'rt poor enough. What wouldst thou?
LEAR

If you’re as poor a subject as he is a king, you definitely are poor. What do you want?