That the body came from corporeality

And will return in due time to the same,

Is what all mankind in common know,

And what those who are on their way

To know it need not zealously strive for.

This is what the multitudes of men

Are used to discuss together, but

Those whose knowledge is complete

Do not discuss it -- such talks shows

That their knowledge is not the whole.

Even the most clear-sighted of men

Do not meet with the heavens face to face --

It is better to be silent than to reason about them.

The heavens cannot be heard with the ears --

It is better to shut the ears than to try

And hear them. This is what is regarded

As the Great Attainment of life.