1. The most miserable day that passes me by
Is a day where I have no desire in me

2. How the world does deceive, and how much a person finds
Something in it, yet is deprived of something

3. Events unfold at times, and fold at others
Events are just unfolding and folding

4. And people's natures differ
Many a coarse character is easy to be with

5. And it is wise that I appoint myself
Before my death as executor of what I own