1. Do not sit long where the house is unprotected,
And do not fret from the separation.

2. If companionship seems broken,
Leave off every stubborn hothead.

3. Drink the wine, play the flute,
Sip the overflow of brimming cups.

4. In the beauty of gazelles and spring's bloom,
Take off your clothes and take them off again.

5. Let the water flow past the drinkers,
While you lie back outstretched.

6. Be a man who brings together all threads,
Commits adultery and makes love in every bedroom.

7. If you are not satisfied by those who walk the earth,
Then you and desire, little pretender...

8. Help your brother in his frailty
And accomplish everything that makes him glad.

9. With lies, then, witness for him and swear
Oaths for him before a judge you have persuaded.

10. Slander his opponent until he says,
"Your witness, sir, is the upright man."

11. Your brother, your brother is the medicine of the eyes.
If he vanishes, then make excuses for him and consent.

12. If he dies, then dig him up from his grave
And wrap him in the coverings he was buried in.

13. Pray over him with curses upon him, and say,
"You have gone off dead, and won't be back!"

14. This has been my advice; accept it,
Words of the men of your times: so listen and wake up!