Know not to revere human things too much.
Against necessity, against its strength, no one can fight and win.
To be free from evil thoughts is God's best gift.
Bonds and the pangs of hunger are excellent prophet doctors for the wits.
Of prosperity mortals can never have enough.
Human prosperity never rests but always craves more, till blown up with pride it totters and falls. From the opulent mansions pointed at by all passers-by none warns it away, none cries, 'Let no more riches enter!'.