1. I devoted my time to medicine, lest I

    meet the king’s sons with pleas.

  2. And the right course lay in this: that

    I preserve my dignity without self-abasement.

  3. The body must have sustenance;

    so take it in due moderation.

  4. And draw near to honor through humility,

    and flee from abasement amid noble heights.

Sol 5.6