tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jul 02 09:13:22 1998
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Re: The Farmer's Treasure is the Warrior's Burden
- From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: The Farmer's Treasure is the Warrior's Burden
- Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 11:12:38 -0500 (CDT)
: > "The farmer's treasure is the warrior's burden."
:
: I'd try
: vaj Qu' 'oH wIjwI' mIp'e' = The farmer's wealth is the warrior's task
: OTOH, I'm hampered because I don't know what the English actually means.
"It's
: the warrior's job to protect the farmer's assets"??
:
: -- ter'eS
I took it to mean that those things a farmer values -- a settled uneventful
long life, quiet evenings with the family, the rhythm and predictability of
working the land, etc. -- are burdensome, boring and tedious to an active,
adventure-loving, glory-seeking warrior.
Voragh