1. The world its course maintains through life that rain unfailing gives; Thus rain is known the true ambrosial food of all that lives.
2. The rain makes pleasant food for eaters rise; As food itself thirst-quencing draught supplies.
3. If clouds, that promised rain, decieve,and in the sky remain, Famine, sore torment,stalks o'er earth's vast ocean- girdled plain.
4. If clouds their wealth of waters fail on earth to pour, The ploughers plough with oxen's sturdy team no more.
5. 'Tis rain works all: it ruins spreads, then timely aid supplies, As, in the happy days before, it bids the ruined rise.
6. If from the clouds no drops of rain are shed. 'Tis rare to see green herb lift up its head.
7. If clouds restrain their gifts and grant no rain, the treasures fail in ocean's wide domain.
8. If heavens grow dry, with feast and offering never more, will men on earth the heavenly ones adore.
9. If heaven its watery treasures ceases to dispense, Through the wide world cease gifts, and deeds of 'penitence'.
10. When water fails, functions of nature cease, you say; Thus when rain fails, no men can walk in 'duty's ordered way'.