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verb
Tu ne muselleras point le bœuf quand il foulera le grain, faisant de la paille pour les briques d'Egypte, ni ne ménageras le bras qui sans fin vanne le grain au vent afin de séparer le bon grain de l'ivraie, le bon grain que portent les innombrables esclaves des navires sur le Nil lourdement chargés aux rives grouillantes.
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn, making straw for the bricks of Egypt, nor spare the arms that endlessly winnow the grain in the wind to separate the wheat from the chaff, wheat borne stolidly on the backs of countless slaves
Je jure de mourir en combattant ceux dont la trace de serpent a vanné les champs de nos alliés et sympathisants.
I swear that I will die fighting those whose serpent trail has winnowed the fair fields of our allies and sympathizers.
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