Sedulitas
amat labores
fugit ignaviam
semper est in opere
ut formica
comportat
omnium rerum
copiam.

Urget
incepta alacriter
ad finem usque.

Procrastinat nihil
nec cantat
cantilenam corvi
qui ingeminat
cras, cras.

Post labores
exantlatos et lassata,
quiescit.

Recreata
ne adsuescat otio
redit ad negotia.

Diligens discipulus
similis est apibus
qui congerunt mel
ex varriis floribus
in alveare.

Diligence
loves labor
avoides sloth
is always at work
like the ant
gathering
all things
in abundance.

Pursues
undertaken [projects] with alacrity
to the end.

Does not procrastinate
nor sing
crow's song
which says over and over
caw, caw (tomorrow, tomorrow).

After labor
fulfilled and tired
rests.

Refreshed
not given up to idleness
returns to business.

Diligent scholar
is like a bee
which carries honey
from diverse flowers
into the hive.