1. I sometimes admonish him, then he sheds his skin,
And I excuse him with my efforts, but excuses are futile.

2. I admonish more when I see my neighbor,
So I restrain him as his mind clothes him.

3. Sometimes I do not know what trick to use on him,
When he harms me and ignorance makes him bold.

4. So I take shelter in the belly of my neighbor,
Stubbornly going ahead though the husband objects.