1. I have stripped off the clothes of frivolity,
And worries have whitened me before whitening.

2. I was once in the shade of youth, enjoying blessings -
What bliss for men can last?

3. People know, if they are not deceiving themselves,
That the gray-haired are infirm, though seeming healthy.

4. He who is rich in passions - his only lodging
Is gray hair, bereft of both kinds of comfort.