On the day he commits murder,

he rejoices over the murder more than over a benefit.

On the day he commits murder,

he speaks and laughs in his mind.

On the day he commits no murder,

his body is dyed with bitter herbs.

The way that Nerig made

will come to an end on the Last Day.

Among those who worship fire are the despicable ones,

who honour the fire.

They will come to an end,

those who listen to their call will come to an end.

I have taught you about the planets

and about the ways they made in the world.

I have taught you about their works:

faulty were they all created.

They were all created faulty:

hatred, jealousy and discord.

I have taught you about the secrets of the Seven

and have taught you about the twelve stars

that made this division.

When they made the division,

they divided among themselves.

When they gave the Ram his portion,

they assigned him a number of years.

They gave him as his portion

twelve thousand years.

To the Bull they gave years,

eleven thousand years in number.

To the Twins they gave as portion years,

ten thousand years in number.

To the Crab they gave as portion years,

nine thousand years in number.

To the Lion they gave as portion years,

eight thousand years in number.

To the Ear of Corn they gave as portion years,

seven thousand years in number.

To the Scales they gave as portion years,

six thousand years in number.

To the Scorpion they gave as portion years,

five thousand years in number.

To the Archer they gave as portion years,

four thousand years in number.

To the Goat they gave as portion years,

three thousand years in number.

To the Water-carrier they gave as portion years,

two thousand years in number.

To the Fishes they gave as portion years,

one thousand years in number.

When they had divided their years

and made their likeness in the worlds,

they said: "We shall ......

each one find the whole world.

We shall send out twelve calls,

from which twelve likenesses shall proceed."

From the call that the Ram called,

there arose, as their portion, the evil among all beasts.

All beasts were made to bear the mark,

whose call became like the evil call

that said: Let a share in the world be mine.

From the call that the Bull called,

there arose every kind of harmful beast.

The harmful beasts came to be through it,

who spit out foul matter from their mouths,

who spit foul matter from their mouths,

who chew the cud with their mouths,

because they bring their inner heat

out of their stomachs.

The creatures of these two stars

correspond to one another.

From the call that the Twins called,

all demons proceeded.

The demons proceeded from it,

who hold all the altars of idols.

They hold the altars,

they hold the banks.

From the call that the Crab called,

all biting beasts proceeded.

From it the biting beasts proceeded,

which were made for harm to the world.

From the call that the Lion called,

all wild beasts proceeded.

From it the wild beasts proceeded,

which are sent against living creatures.

They are sent against living creatures,

and they cause terror in the world.

From the call that the Ear of Corn called,

the fruits, grapes and trees proceeded as their claimed portion,

which adorn the world.

From the call that the Scales called,

the harmful fruits of the water proceeded.

From it the evil fruits proceeded,

through which beings are carried to the grave.

From the call that the Scorpion called,

all evil creeping things proceeded.

From it the evil creeping things proceeded,

which kill living creatures with their venom.

From the call that the Archer called,

all wrath proceeded.

From it the great, evil wrath proceeded,

by which all beings are struck down.

From the call that the Goat called,

all cattle proceeded as their claimed portion,

whose wings are weaker than those of the birds.

From the call that the Water-carrier called,

perversity proceeded.

From it perversity proceeded,

from it lack and fault proceeded.

From the call that the Fishes called,

all fishes proceeded as their claimed portion.

From it the fishes and dolphins proceeded,

and from it all evil came to be.

All these things proceeded from the twelve constellations,

which say: "We shall do away with the lineage of life."

The seven stars stepped forward

and divided them into parts.

They divided them into parts

and made the vehicles at the heart of heaven.

Whatever they all might do, they who say:

"We shall do away with the lineage of life,