until they stand upon its brink � when trouble comes oppressed and scared for struggling it unprepared beneath the blows of fate and rise no more to high estate d n� a and er for future chance or promptly meets er success while he goes wrong in act who is not prompt and strong to l no man gains good who is not bold and ready danger to but if he dares and bears its and lives � he then shall good behold � e iii a man should ne er himself despise who weakly thus himself the flowing tide of fortune stems and ne er to high estate can rise from writers can m ms p mount s peak to scale is not too high nor lowest depth to reach too deep nor sea too broad to for men of fiery v the truly brave however tried in all events the test abide the gloom of woods the wild beasts haunt their manly spirits cannot amid distress and woe they ne er lose heart no fear they know when swords are swung or thick as hail the arrows they never vi events have onward sped too fast the time to change thy course is past a dam rear st the streams to stay which have already flowed away thy house is burned the flames to for water now thou st a well compare b m ii thou in vain to a dam when the water is gone iii a wise man should strive after his own whilst his body is in health whilst decay is far off whilst his strength is unbroken and there is no decline of life when the house is in flames what is the use of making an effort to dig a st il f i n xii vl the men who let the time for action pass away though long they seek can seldom get another opportunity xl while yet the hours for action last a man should strive his ends to gain that so he may not mourn in vain the chance away for ever past at action v if i now take this step what next should i forbear what must i then expect thus e er he acts a man should well reflect and weighing both the sides his course should choose t for xl i nor wealth nor yet a band of friends can bring such sure relief to mortals overwhelmed with grief as strong and steadfast self command from writers not � ot iii d te � xii with the body s are healed but wisdom mental anguish such wholesome power in knowledge dwells to grief then never weakly yield to ul xii f no day arrives but as it flies of fear a hundred sources brings of grief a thousand bitter springs to vex the fool � but not the wise of a man j v the men too high who never aim for things once lost who never mourn by troubles ne er are � such men the pr se of wisdom claim not to be f a bounded vault the seems with fire the seems to shine and yet no bounds the sky confine tis not with fire the i so other sense too else might cheat should first be tried and those which every test abide should only then be deemed as true ble je iii what gain can discontent contentment makes men truly he who has travelled wisdom s way with gladness th approaching day when he in bliss supreme shall rest ke � li h ix � content xi though proudly their fortune s tide though their men are ne er content but wise men soon are satisfied i most men the things they have despise and others which they have not prize in winter wish for summer s glow in summer long for winter s snow � lo in to xii b some men by circumstance of birth are happier others more but any man completely i nowhere yet have seen on earth this verse in original immediately the next no from writers xii xii � when men grow rich for something else they pine they would be kings were attained they would gods become were they d long to rule o er all the race divine but thou wealth and royal power acquire and soaring higher yet become a god yea rule all by thy sovereign nod ev n then thou more desire mom h i and s ia ff xii ff xii ff xii renewed enjoyment never but rather more desire the more by oil or wood a fire is fed the more it fiercely flames fools find it hard to this � this plague which lasts out all man s days which grows not old as he � who it he alone is compare the of ff where says for i o mother will declare concealing nothing i would go to the place where the stars and the rise and beneath the earth � if i were able to do these things � in order to possess power the greatest of the � compare v see below in the story of and t the paradise the abode of i then desire earth all the gems her hold with women cattle stores of gold � all fails one greedy man to ot ot iii as fire the wood from which it springs so to mortals ruin brings the rich in constant dread of rulers live of water fire thieves crying give ev n wealth itself to some men proves a who on it no lasting bliss can gain as flesh by of earth sea air � beasts fishes birds � is seized as dainty fare so too the rich are on everywhere increasing wealth to and folly leads and meanness pride and fear and sorrow in getting keeping losing wealth what pain do men endure they others kill for gain 