4. And in time our name will surrender to oblivion, and no one will have remembrance of our works.
5. For our time is like the passing of a shadow, and nothing can reverse our end, for it is signed and sealed, and cannot be returned.
6. Therefore, hurry, let us enjoy the good things of the present time, and let us quickly use up passing things, just as in youth.
7. Let us indulge ourselves with costly wine and ointments, and let no flower of youth pass us by.
8. Let us surround ourselves with rosebuds before they wither; let no meadow be left untouched by our indulgence.
9. Let no one among us be exempt from our indulgence. Let us leave behind tokens of enjoyment everywhere, for this is our portion, and this is fate.
10. Let us oppress the poor just man, and not spare the widow, nor respect the aged grey hairs of elders.
11. But let our strength be the law of justice, for what is weak is found to be useless.
12. Therefore, let us encircle the just, because he is useless to us, and he is against our works, and he reproaches us with our legal offenses, and makes known to us the sins of our way of life.
13. He promises that he has the knowledge of God and he calls himself the son of God.