Somewhat, to hope for — Running a Company

Somewhat, to hope for, ¹
Be it ne'er so far
Is Capital against Despair－

Somewhat, to suffer, ⁴
Be it ne'er so keen－
If terminable, may be borne.

(F.998/J.1041)

[1] Somewhat:: a certain amount.
[2] Be, far:: it's easy to go bankrupt in running a company.
[3] Capital:: the original funds of a company. Despair:: bankruptcy.
[4] suffer:: to sustain the loss of earnings.
[5] keen:: bitter
[6] terminable, borne:: closing a company may be endured.