English translation by Vovin from Vovin, Alexander. 2009-2013. A New English Translation Containing the Original Text, Kana Transliteration, Romanization, Glossing and Commentary. Folkestone, UK: Global Oriental Press.:
“(5) [I] pass my life praying: (4) ‘[I] want (2) [my] life, ephemeral (1) like water foam, (4) to be a thousand fathoms [long] like a rope [made] from the mulberry tree [bark].’”