Of the toil of weak mortals, have they none, Nor, with the sons of earth, are they hard smitten.

When he gave to the corn-locust their produce, And their toil, to the swarming locust;

And gave them, the lands of the nations, And, of the toil of the peoples, took they possession:

Let the creditor take aim at all that he hath, and let strangers prey on the fruit of his toil;

[It is] in vain for you who rise early [and] sit late, eating the bread of anxious toil, [when] thus he provides for his beloved in [his] sleep.