1
Everyone will die someday—
there is no escaping it.
Everyone must prepare to face death.
The poor and the rich,
the elderly and the child—
do they not all die in this world?
2
Human life in this world
is like grass growing on a rooftop.
It withers and falls away
like a flower that fades,
and passes as quickly
as a shadow.
3
Human life is only a few fleeting moments;
everything about us is temporary.
We spend our days
moving through the shadows of this world,
like actors in a passing story.
4
We brought nothing with us into this world,
and we will leave without taking anything with us.
Everything we have accumulated
will have to be left behind.
So do not place your ultimate trust
in the things of this world.