An old man was asked, “Why don’t you get married?”
He replied, “I find no pleasure in the company of old women.”
They said, “Then seek a young woman, as you have the wealth.”
He responded, “I, being old, cannot find affection with women of my age. How, then, can a young woman find love with me, an old man?”
One of seventy may long for youth,
But the beloved’s affection lies with a bright-eyed youth.
It takes strength, not wealth, to win a lady’s heart,
For she prefers a lively partner to one heavy with age.
