1. Your brother, your brother - he who has no brother
Is like one charging into battle unarmed.

2. And know that the cousin of a man - his wing
Can a falcon soar without wings outspread?

3. The seeker of needs suffers humiliation,
No seeker attains his goal without toil.

4. God curse him who sells a friend for gain!
Not every sale concludes in profit.

5. He corrupts himself and improves another,
In this he follows none but his own whim.