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The Foolish Man

すずらんNov 12, 2024

Original Text

"Ic eom a dysig mon, and þæt is soð ungeandwealdlic, þeah swilc hweoglas hweorfende wæron. Forþon, ic ne mæg heora heortan sōðlice ongietan, ac on eorðan ic licge and wriþe. Wā lā! Hū dysig and unnyt dust eom ic!"

Translation Result

I am a foolish man, and that is truly unwise, although such creatures were wandering. Therefore, I cannot truly understand their hearts, but on earth I lie and writhe. Alas! How foolish and useless dust I am!

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