Leading a life of dissolution and debauchery Lost to all sense of shame I cast the first stone of offence At ascetics that worship the pain of life Flesh is weak Strength of the will is such self-deception, body over mind Flesh is weak Wallowing in decadence Only living for delectation Idleness, the parent of vice Pleasure-loving dissipation To all temptation i will yield To lust, to sloth and gluttony Exceeding in these primal needs Which more and more become fixations Wallowing in decadence Only living for delectation Idleness, the parent of vice Pleasure-loving dissipation Always know that flesh is weak But strong enough to control the mind