As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

uurdhvo naH paahy aMhaso ni ketunaa vishvaM sam atriNaM daha

yo nuunam mitraavaruNaav abhiSTaya aacakre havyadaataye

For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.

yaasi kutsena saratham avasyus todo vaatasya haryor iishaanaH

saakaM vaatasya dhraajyaa saakaM nashya nihaakayaa

ubhe te vidma rajasii pRthivyaa viSNo deva tvam paramasya vitse

ayaM vaajam bharati yaM sanoty asya priyaasaH sakhye syaama

paraa puurveSaaM sakhyaa vRNakti vitarturaaNo aparebhir eti

This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

ayaM hi te shunahotreSu soma indra tvaayaa pariSikto madaaya

vayaa id agne agnayas te anye tve vishve amRtaa maadayante

svano na vo .amavaan rejayad vRSaa tveSo yayis taviSa evayaamarut

dve id asya kramaNe svardRsho .abhikhyaaya martyo bhuraNyati

carat priyasya yoniSu priyaH san siidat pakSe hiraNyaye sa venaH

akRNutam antarikSaM variiyo .aprathataM jiivase no rajaaMsi

juSTo hi duuto asi havyavaahano .agne rathiir adhvaraaNaam

Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.

yaan vo naro devayanto nimimyur vanaspate svadhitir vaa tatakSa

O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

joSy agne samidhaM joSy aahutiM joSi brahma janyaM joSi suSTutim