Do we build a house to stand forever Do we seal a contract to hold for all times?

Do people divide an inheritance To keep forever Which inheritance is eternal? Even hate, can it last forever? The river rises and the flood Sweeps everything away

Does the flood-time of rivers endure? Is there anyone Who can ceaselessly stare at the sun?

From the days of old, There is no permanence The sleeping and the dead How alike they are They are like a painted death Thus, when life ends The lord and the serf are Equal in the tomb