Oh, a house is burning beyond the river,
A drunken neighbor set it on fire.
It falls to me to save it from the fire —
They say that I influence the world.

It is in my power to put out the flame,
To twist the malefactor’s arms,
All the resources for that are there,
But I would rather enrich my own.

Let God help the weaklings,
And I am on the side of the strong,
Where violence wins:
The bandit and the robber are my ally.