When going worts a' harvesting,
Show respect for everything.
If wood you take from living tree,
Prune it most attractively.

When you gather herbal weed,
Be sure to scatter round its seed.
And if you cut, do so with care,
Leave plant and ground in good repair.

On hunts for flower, nut or fruit,
Use caution where you plant your foot;
Small beings live in wood and lawn,
And ground which will be trod upon.

Whether you harvest leaf or root,
Show the plant your gratitude.
Always when a gift you take,
Be sure in turn a gift to make.