On Health My good and noble health,  Thou matter’st more then wealth.  None know’th thy worth until  Thou fad’st, and we fall ill.    And every man can see,  In stark reality,  And every man will say:  «’Tis health I need today».    No better thing we know,  No dearer gem we owe,  For all that we possess:  Pearls, stones of great finesse,  High offices and power  — One may enjoy this hour —  And so the gifts of youth,  And beauty are, in truth,  Good things, but only when  Our health is with us then. [...]

Ur. 6 czerwca 1530 r. w Sycynie ko