11 

Trust your goods far and wide at sea,

till you get good returns after a while.

2 

Take shares in several ventures

you never know what will go wrong in this world.

3 

When clouds are full of rain

they drench the earth;

as the stick falls, to south or north,

where the stick falls it lies.

4 

He whose eye is on the wind will never sow;

he who studies clouds will never reap.

5 

As you know not how the wind blows,

nor how a babe within the womb grows,

so you cannot know how God works,

God who is in everything.

6 

Sow your seed in the morning of life,

and stay not your hand till evening;

you never know if this or that shall prosper,

or whether both shall have success. 7 Sweet is the light of life, and pleasant is it for the eyes to see the sun. 8 If a man live many years, let him have joy throughout them all; let him remember that the dark days will be many. All that comes after death is emptiness.

9 

So rejoice in your youth, young man,

be blithe in the flower of your age;

follow your heart’s desir

and all that attracts you

[[but be sure that for all this God will bring you to account]];

10 

banish all worries from your mind,

and keep your body free from pain

(for youth and manhood will not last)