1. Every spilt drop of blood attains treasures of wealth
Worthless as a coin that cannot stand

2. And many a sensible man does not pray
Due to his extreme weakness, yet he fasts

3. If everyone were given provision
According to their worth, the wise would be satisfied

4. And no one would blame the days
When they see the justice of fate and do not complain

5. And among the people there is a miser with wealth
By his surplus and a generous pauper

6. And the generosity of the poor to me
Is better than the stinginess of the rich, a despicable flaw

7. And some claim what is not in them
And another buys what he does not bargain over

8. And another advises friends about
What ails him while he is the sick one

9. And among the poets there is one who in every valley
When his petty talents wane he roams around

10. And some poetry in the ear is speech
That is sweet and some bitter bile

11. And many a man takes the place of an army
Yet the great army collapses because of him

12. And after the sun how many stars appear
But the stars do not succeed it

13. And no person's being is safe from flaws
So no human is free of faults

14. And every powerful person is overcome by one more powerful
And everyone knowledgeable is surpassed by one more knowledgeable