Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.

Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.

For violent fires soon burn out themselves.

For violent fires soon burn out themselves.

Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.

Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.

He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.

He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.

Praise none too much, for all are fickle.

Praise none too much, for all are fickle.

Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.

Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.

Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.

Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.

He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due
season, will in due season starve.

He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due
season, will in due season starve.

Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.

Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.