“ No better thing we know, No dearer gem we owe, For all that we possess: Pearls, stones of great finesse, High offices and power – One may enjoy this hour – And so the gifts of youth, And beauty are, in truth, Good things, but only when Our health is with us then. For when the body’s weak, The world around is bleak. O jewel dear, my home Awaiteth thee to come; With thee it shall not perish. ’Tis all for thee to cherish. This work is a translation and has a separate copyright status to the applicable copyright protections of the original content. ”
