The bigger the fool, the greater the experience,
The more bumps on the forehead.
Let the guests boast first,
I’ll learn from them when the chance comes.

Of scars and fractures
I have plenty of my own,
I’ve made plenty of mistakes too.
The burned one knows best,
Better that he should speak.

He is a hero, for he put out a fire,
And saved children from trouble,
Climbed a high tower,
But better if he had taken away the matches.