1. Without striving, there is no learning
Yes, what he says is true, no doubt

2. But why do I see him trying
To obligate us, by God, to what is not an obligation

3. Is it an obligation that a young man spends his whole life
Bent over acquiring knowledge until he perishes?

4. If his intention is to attain a goal
And limit a science - evil is what he imagines

5. Knowledge has no limit, so pluck from its branches
The ripe fruits if you want to profit

6. And acquire much of it, which is intended in
A little time from you, if you understand

7. And hasten to benefit the country, my brother, with what
You have read, and this is incumbent upon you

8. But if you spend your life seeking
Knowledge, this learning will not avail you

9. You do not know when, will you, the arrows
Of death will strike you down

10. So in holding back what you have taken
You are captive, otherwise you would conceal knowledge

11. The outcome of knowledge for a young man is benefiting himself
And others, otherwise ignorance is safer