1. And a house we build for summertime,

    On no firmly built foundation.

  2. And we occupy it when the midday heat scorches,

    So we enjoy comfort [word unclear], with lengthy praise.

  3. And we dismantle it when winter comes,

    When it is of little use to us.

  4. So, what a house the wise one has built:

    Secure against the heat, with a spacious courtyard!

  5. Within it, at the hour of midday heat, we find

    The chill of dense white clouds on winter nights.

  6. And it carries water as clouds carry it,

    Yet it bestows nothing but air.

  7. It resembled a horse that spent the night in its horsecloth,

    While rain poured down beneath the sky.

Sol 6.1