1. Gracefully melt what you have poured, for it
Is receptive to dye and plunges deep within

2. Our verdigris surfaces as lifeless fragments
Yet melts and immerses when dissolved and refined

3. In our composition, poison and remedy
Wrestle, destroying and preserving in turn

4. When others reveal their strange eccentricities
That in itself characterizes them uniquely

5. So study the ancient books, for from them
We refine our inner selves and summarize

6. Do not presume to remove any wording
That gives unique meaning and specializes