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| | Reflections: The Grammarian and the Boatman |
 | | That egotist turned (his) face to the boatman (And) said, "Have you studied any grammar." He replied, "No." (The grammarian) said, "(Then) half your life has gone to nothing." The boatman became disturbed in (his) heart from burning (sorrow), but kept silent from answering at that moment. |
 | | He replied, "No, O good-answering, handsome-faced (man)!" 2840 (The boatman) said, "(Then) the whole of your life is nothing, O grammarian, because the boat is (going to) drown in these whirlpools!"" |
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