Of wolves and men

This is a request from Brooks Ferebee, an old family friend, and a loyal reader from Germany: Farkasok (Wolves) by Ferenc Buda. Original. The poem is only three verses long, but it was quite hard to translate, and I'm still not happy with the finished product. So do make suggestions for improvements in the comments section below the poem!

Ever since the world's been round
a head is hit and axed to ground
for man is a wolf to another man
an enemy, a one-man clan

Yes, wolves are wild, but
compared to us, they're almost kind;
merciful, smart, obedient, loyal,
they only kill when out of hunger

Sure, it happens, it's no surprise:
you spot a wolf with evil eyes
but think about it! it's the truth
that wolf is a man to another wolf.