1. My knowledge of ignorance is enough for me
That my fate is my destination, though I do not heed it,

2. And that my worldly life is an abode without stability,
Yet I continue to pursue its empty efforts.

3. Thus is the soul always excusing itself
With the futility of life, until its end comes upon it.

4. O nation steeped in foolishness without any wisdom,
You are but sheep gone astray without a shepherd.

5. You are called to good, but you do not lend an ear,
So none call you except those who summon you to evil.