1. Men boast of being kings in folly,
Yet no kingdom but to Him who made the kingdom.

2. I see the spheres revolve according to a wisdom,
So forget not Him who made thy need fulfilled by the ship.

3. The ropes of the sun extended from before our time
Over nations who left them no cord.

4. And the fleeting world amazes us though it is
The mother of men, every one of whom perishes.

5. Two are the states of evil: a life of pain,
And death - so choose for thy soul this or that.