When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;

Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars carved to adorn a palace.

Because our sons are as plants, Becoming great in their youth, Our daughters as hewn stones, Polished--the likeness of a palace,

That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; our daughters as corner-columns, sculptured after the fashion of a palace: