1. O people of Egypt, beware lest

    the Balkans engulf Egypt.

  2. Indeed, I fear the fire, af-

    ter its flash, may continue to burn:

  3. among the nations, an enmity

    that refuses to settle down.

  4. Today’s friend is

    more wicked than that enemy;

  5. for he is accustomed to do harm

    through what delights, and to inflict injury.

  6. In either event, for

    the secure country I fear danger.

  7. For if those people do not take

    it as their share, they will take it as payment.

  8. In Cyprus lies the great les-

    son—ask her, for she knows best.

  9. And the aggressors upon the gentle,

    secure one pounced—ten in number.

  10. Has the East’s day come, to be div-

    ided by its enemies, with no escape?

  11. Affliction has prevailed; if I could,

    I would turn the earth’s belly into its back.

  12. Is there for me, toward the heavens, some

    means by which I might live free?

Sol 6.1