1. Whoever sees himself as firmly established
Will in time know the vicissitudes of fate;

2. And whatever fate brings has no permanence,
Like the stubborn silence of mountains.

3. Many riders once camped near us,
Drinking clear water mixed with wine.

4. Decanters were passed around,
And their horses wandered freely in the meadows.

5. For an age they lived most pleasantly,
Secure and free from haste.

6. Then fate made them examples
Of how it lays low even mountains.

7. Such is how fate casts the youth
From one condition to another.