1. I will advise with what nations have advised
Through the ages, and words are like drinks when they overflow

2. Do not feel safe from a brother of ill-intent or a guarantor
The sword can speak even when sheathed

3. And do not be fooled by one whose heart is soft
Silence, for the swords of war are drawn

4. And if you are led to evil in order to commit it
You are responsible for the evil you have wrought

5. The object of your good deeds in actions goes missing
As objects are impossible in verb forms

6. And do not let your quest for glory or nobility
Be hindered by your easy smile or jest

7. And do not forbid what dreams bring
For you know well that spearheads are unlocked

8. And it can shed blood other than insignificant
The blood of the dark-skinned warrior flows

9. That captive, his chains bothered him
If only his last days were bound