1. Begging with patience demeans; though want proclaims bliss,
Satisfaction breeds woe, so the miserable say.

2. Safety is a dream in sleep, vain as shadows
A cramped heart spins tales of a carefree life.

3. I tasted life before you, I toiled,
Yet no friend true, found I unwounded.

4. I sent my eyes throughout time and its people,
But nowhere discerned they a generous soul.