Sol 5.6

  1. Take from riches whatever you please,

    and take sorrow in equal measure.

  2. Whatever a human being imagines

    to be gain is really a liability.

  3. For the gifts of Time are destined to be taken away—

    if you look closely, know this.

  4. You seek repose, and repose

    is a thing imagined.

  5. Indeed, a slave’s life, compared with

    his masters’ life, is happier.

  6. Have no doubt about it:

    one who has known both states knows best.

Sol 5.6