1. Do not envy a man of high rank
Fortunes between men are preordained

2. This one has abundant wealth
While the impoverished are deprived

3. He may spend money not earned
While the hoarder earns only blame

4. He may dwell in an uninhabited house
Yet death for all men is fated

5. So spend freely when times are good
Generosity then brings no harm

6. When life wanes, do not hoard or stint
Blame not the noble man's deeds