In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes overcast you will be alone.
I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
Time glides away and as we get older through the noiseless years; the days flee and are restrained by no reign.
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle produce more milk than our own.
Most safely shall you tread the middle path.