Beginning of the teaching for life,The instructions for well-being . . .Knowing how to answer one who speaks,To reply to one who sends a message.
The truly silent, who keep apart,He is like a tree grown in a meadow.It greens, it doubles its yield,It stands in front of its lord.Its fruit is sweet, its shade delightful,Its end comes in the garden.
Do not set your heart on wealth . . .Do not strain to seek increases,What you have, let it suffice you.If riches come to you by theft,They will not stay the night with you . . .They made themselves wings like geese,And flew away to the sky.