If you wish me to weep, you yourself must first feel grief.
I prayed only for a small piece of land, a garden, an ever-flowing spring, and bit of woods.
I shall strike the stars with my uplifted head.
Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.
Our parents, worse than our grandparents, gave birth to us who are worse than they, and we shall in our turn bear offspring still more evil.
It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.