Ploutos , no wonder mortals worship you: You are so tolerant of their sins !
One finds many companions for food and drink, but in a serious business a man's companions are very few.
Bright youth passes swiftly as a thought.
Restrain thy mind, and let mildness ever attend thy tongue.
Even to a wicked man a divinity gives wealth, Cyrnus, but to few men comes the gift of excellence.
Adopt the character of the twisting octopus, which takes on the appearance of the nearby rock . Now follow in this direction, now turn a different hue.