1. Befriend, for friendship is the path to love,
And many a distant one deserves closeness.

2. Be perceptive, for if you hear that a loved one
Emerged unharmed, escape from love.

3. The finest days for a young man are those
Terrified by estrangement and rebuke in it.

4. If there is no anger or pleasure in love,
Then where are the sweet letters and books?