1. The newborn is clothed in life’s new garment and wears it;

    yet with every day the precious garment grows threadbare.

  2. He remains in the cradle, unable even to sit,

    while his journey toward death is pledged to headlong haste.

  3. The young man’s heart constricts unless he finds for himself

    some occupation—then he schemes for worldly life with endless tasks.

Sol 5.6