1 Three have gone hence and passed away, the man, the tiger, and the wolf.

Down, verily, the rivers flow, down goeth the celestial Tree, down let our foemen bend and bow.

2 On distant pathway go the wolf, on pathway most remote the thief!

On a far road speed forth the rope with teeth, and the malicious man!

3 By God's help we crush and rend to pieces both thine eyes, O Tiger, and thy jaws, and all thy twenty claws we break.

4 We break and rend the tiger first of creatures that are armed with teeth;

The robber then, and then the snake, the sorcerer, and then the wolf.

5 The thief who cometh near to-day departeth bruised and crushed to bits.

By nearest way let him be gone. Let God the Mighty slay him with His bolt.

6 Let the beast's teeth be broken off, shivered and shattered be his ribs!

Slack be thy bowstring: downward go the wild beast that pursues the hare!