Work, Antidote for Poverty

Work is the antidote for poverty;
Do work hard, my friend.
Elevation to great height is dependent on hard work.
We appear insolent, if we have no one to rely on,
If we have no one to depend on,
One (should) simply work harder.
Your mother may be wealthy,
Your father may have a ranch full of horses,
If you depend on them,
I tell you, you may be, disgraced.
Whatever one does not strife for,
Does not last.
Whatever one works hard for [to earn],
Is that which last in one’s possession.
The arm is a relative, the elbow is a sibling.
If the world loves you today,
Peradventure you have money.
They will love you tomorrow
Or you if you are highly placed [in the society],
The world will honor you with cheers and smiles.
Wait till you become poor or are struggling to get by
And you will see how all grimace at you.
Education also elevates and makes one a master,
Strife hard to acquire it [good education].
And if you see multitude
Making a mockery of education,
Please do not emulate them [or keep their company].
Suffering is lying in wait for an unwise child,
Weeping is in reserve for a truant child.
Toy not with your early years, my friend
Work harder, time and tide waits for no one.