1. The craving for food lasts a long time, before the digestion of food;
And every food which the teeth are unable to chew,
١. تَوَقَّ مَدى الأَيامِ إِدخالُ مَطعَمٍ
عَلى مَطعَمٍ مِن قَبلِ هَضمِ المَطاعِمِ
2. Do not go near it, for it is an evil for the eater;
And conserve the blood in the body, for it
٢. وَكُلُّ طَعامٍ يَعجَزُ السِنُ مَضغَهُ
فَلا تَقرَبنَّهُ فَهوَ شَرٌّ لِطاعِمِ
3. Is the best support for the strength of a person's body;
And beware marrying young women,
٣. وَوَفِّر عَلى الجِسمِ الدِماءَ فَإِنَّها
لِقِوَّةِ جِسمِ المَرءِ خَيرُ الدَعائِمِ
4. For they have a poison like the poison of snakes;
And every week, you should vomit,
٤. وَإِيّاكَ أَن تَنكِح طَواعِنَ سِنِّهِن
فَإِنَّ لَها سُمّاً كَسُمِّ الأَراقِمِ
5. To be safe from the evil of all harms.
٥. وَفي كُلِّ أُسبوعٍ عَلَيكَ بِقَيئَةٍ
تَكُن آمِناً مِن شَرِ كُلِّ البَلاغِمِ