1. A joy that stays, it does not leave
A bounty, its latter is its first

2. A fortune persisting, not ending
A bliss appearing, not setting

3. You have excelled, surpassed the clouds' rain
The finest of all is the generous giver

4. The open-handed has a refuge
The wise mind has a fortress

5. From wealth, its owner takes
Only what he eats and gains

6. Wealth is no wealth to the hoarder
But wealth to the spender and giver

7. Toil resists what is feared
Toil attains what is hoped

8. And poverty kept accompanying
The lazy and the waverer

9. If people were one kin
The best of traces would be the finest of them