And if, aware of peril,
Its point thou wilt demand,
How canst thou blame the weapon
For the folly of thy hand?
No es saber, saber hacer
Discursos sutiles, vanos,
Que el saber consiste solo
En elegir lo mas sano.
Not is true wisdom knowing
Most subtle speech and vain;
Best knowledge is in choosing
That which is safe and sane.
Especular las desdichas,
Y examinar los presagios,
Solo sirve de que el mal
Crezca con anticiparlo.
To speculate disaster,
To seek for presages,
Serves to increase affliction,
Anticipates distress.
En los trabajos futuros
La atencion sutilizando.
Mas formidable que el riesgo
Suele fingir el amago.
In the troubles of the future
The anxious mind is lost,
And more than any danger
Doth danger's menace cost.
¡Que feliz es la ignorancia
Del que indoctamente sabio,
Halla de lo que podece
En lo que ignora sagrado!
Of him the unschooled wise man
How happy is the chance!
He finds from suffering refuge
In simple ignorance.