1. If a man does not strive to make a living for himself,
He grieves over poverty or blames a friend, thus being unfair,

2. And he looks down on his lowly friends and severs
The ties of kinship that bind him, until they disappear.

3. The man who seeks help from all sides
Is not a man, unless he toils and perseveres.

4. So travel through God's lands and seek your fortune there;
You will live prosperous or die with an excuse.