1. They were depicted in an elegant image
As if it were a refined poem

2. A painting by a skilled portrayer
With the scepter of glory and crown

3. And beneath him on the ladder of status
A noble tribe, complaining of swords

4. And a priest behind him, an Israelite
Before him, money in a purse

5. And a soldier brandishing a sword
And a beggar with a hunchbacked figure

6. And below all of them, a farmer
In his bag, his lawful harvest

7. And below each image, an expression
Conveying what the gesture indicates

8. The king says, I rule over you
And the noble says, I lead you

9. The priest says, I pray
For you, my duty and extra

10. The Israelite says, it's clear
That I profit off you

11. The soldier says, I protect you
The crooked beggar says, I ask from you

12. And the farmer pleads, I and my Lord
Feed all of you out of love

13. Your heavy burden wears me out
And I have no kindness for you