Sol 5.6

  1. Be eager, and amass as much wealth as you pleas—

    —e, for amassing gathers every faculty.

  2. And after your death, leave the wealth to the peo—

    —ple, who will squander it between cup and bowl.

  3. That is better than hoping for a loan,

    only for them to turn you away while you are still breathing.

  4. And be certain that every shameful

    and ugly thing reckoned among people

  5. has become a source of pride in which people vie,

    while the ugly, shameful thing is bankruptcy.

Sol 5.6