1. Nine traits in men I've counted and reckoned
To nine that perfect them and straighten the crooked:

2. Mischief for the blond, obstinacy for the squint-eyed,
Wit for the short, wisdom for the pockmarked,

3. Folly for the fat, ill fate for the one-eyed,
Heedlessness for the tall, pride for the lame,

4. Thus, brother of understanding, grasp the shrewdness of the goggle-eyed
Take it from the Torah, in excellence of method.