莎士比亚在《雅典的泰门》中关于金子的原文如下：

"Goldyellow, glittering, precious gold

No, gods, I am no idle votarist: roots, you clear heavens!

Thus much of this will make black white, foul fair,

Wrong right, base noble, old young, coward valiant.

Ha, you gods! why this what this, you gods

Why, this

Will lug your priests and servants from your sides,

Pluck stout men's pillows from below their heads:

This yellow slave

Will knit and break religions；"

这段话中，莎士比亚用金子作为象征，描绘了它如何能够颠倒黑白、改变事物的本质和价值，以及它对人类社会的潜在破坏力。