If you don't prune the tree in time, it will wither.
If you cry over every withered branch, you will become a sea.
凍て土に
縋る古株
春来なば
何が留めん
命の萌えを
If you're not doing your job, then why are you needed?
朽ち木(くちき)より
赤き命を
解き放つ
枯れたる殻は
我ぞ裁かん