Riders of a Cold and Violent Wind

I
What if I were to give you the blade?
Would you...
Have the strength to wield it?
What say you to your convictions?
Are they...
A warm bed at night?
Or are they dark like shadows?

II
Who hunt you
And give you little rest, indeed
What do you think of the man
Who talks the loudest?
Is he fine?
Or do you see the fool in him?

III
I think perhaps
A man's actions
Speak loudest for
His nobility and virtue
The wind does whistle loudly;
through husks.