1. O seeker of the heights, beware
Lest you choose their thorns

2. For matters, it is men who steer them
So seek out steersmen for them

3. And hold them fast, for oft
The right hand's time is the left's.

4. And set yourself an aim
To spur the charger to perfection.

5. And perfect you affairs in the dark
For its death quickened it to life

6. And beware the snares of foes
And guard against their deeds.

7. You'll find that cannonballs like stones
And yet you see their work.

8. And water quenches fire but
Cannot endure its image.