Many wonders, many terrors, (Kelena)
But none more wonderful than the human race (James)
Or more dangerous. (Antonia)
This creature travels on a winter gale (Corby)                  335
Across the silver sea, (Genna)
Shadowed by high surging waves, (Shoshi)
While on Earth, grandest of the gods, (Kelena)
He grinds the deathless, tireless land away, (Sina)
Turning and turning the plow (Antonia)	                    340
From year to year, behind driven horses. (Genna)
	
Antistrophe a

Light headed birds he catches
And takes them away in legions. Wild beasts
Also fall prey to him.
And all that is born to live beneath the sea		345
Is thrashing in his woven nets.
For he is Man, and he is cunning.
He has invented ways to take control
Of beasts that range mountain meadows:
Taken down the shaggy necked horses,		    350
The tireless mountain bulls,
And put them under the yoke.


Strophe b

Language and a mind swift as the wind
For making plans 		                                     355
These he has taught himself
And the character to live in cities under law.
He's learned to take cover from a frost
And escape sharp arrows of sleet.
He has the means to handle every need,		          360
Never steps toward the future without the means.
Except for Death: He's got himself no relief from that, 
Though he puts every mind to seeking cures 
For plagues that are hopeless.

Antistrophe b

He has cunning contrivance, (James)                              365
Skill surpassing hope, (Corby)
And so he slithers into wickedness sometimes, (Antonia)
Other times into doing good. (Kelena)
If he honors the law of the land (Sina)
And the oath bound justice of the gods, (Shoshi)                 370
Then his city shall stand high. (Genna)
But no city for him if he turns shameless out of daring. (Corby)
He will be no guest of mine, (Antonia)
He will never share my thoughts, (Shoshi)
If he goes wrong. (Sina)                                                  375