1. Leave aside vain things
And pass by with peace

2. To die of silence is better
Than to suffer from speech

3. You may unlock with a key
The bolts of the baths

4. Many a word has led
To sleeplessness and waking

5. The only safe man is he
Who bridled his mouth with a bit

6. So clothe people in
Health and sickness alike

7. And be moderate, for moderation
Endures best for pigeons

8. You have grown old, O man,
And not left the morals of youth

9. Death's daughters
Devour and drink all mankind