Misfortune waits for an invitation,
A cause precedes every consequence.
First they sow, then the mowing,
And it yields wheat or clover.

Weeds will not grow in the field
And the roof will not leak,
Damp will not gather in the cellar,
When there is a hardworking shoulder.

The enemy will not attack,
The thief will not undermine,
Trouble will not come,
When there is care.