Can someone help me understand this?

Question:I don't really understand what Sir Walter Scott means in this:

The wretch, concentred all in self,
Living, shall forfeit fair renown,
And, double dying, shall go down
To the vile dust, from whence he sprung,
Unwepr, unhonored, and unsung.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I don't really understand what Sir Walter Scott means in this:

The wretch, concentred all in self,
Living, shall forfeit fair renown,
And, double dying, shall go down
To the vile dust, from whence he sprung,
Unwepr, unhonored, and unsung.

oh hey sharzhad! :)
this is for TNT i presume?
ugh im still doing that.
good luck

umm....

the selfish and conceited try too hard to make themselves honored and well known. and by doing that create their own demise as this causes others to despise them.