Abstaining from speech marks him who is obeying the spontaneity of his nature. A violent wind does not last for a whole morning; a sudden rain does not last for the whole day. If Heaven and Earth cannot make such (spasmodic) actings last long, how much less can man!
AI Ɖokpo
Nyívi bǐ nyɔ́n nǔ xwè ɖò. Ɖò gbà nyívi wá bǐ hwě ɖò, jì nyívi wá bǐ nyí ɖò. Mɛ ɖě sɔ́ nǔ jiyí a? Xwè ɖò! Xwè ɖò wá nyɔ́n xwè ɖò wǔ wá nyɔ́n nǔ jiyí, mǐ nyívi wá nyɔ́n nǔ wɛ a sɔ́ nǔ jiyí ɖě? Ɖò mɛ ɖě wá nyɔ́n xwè nǔ xwè ɖě, xwè ɖě wá nyɔ́n xwè nǔ jiyí; ɖò mɛ ɖě wá nyɔ́n xwè nǔ jiyí, jiyí wá nyɔ́n xwè nǔ jiyí; ɖò mɛ ɖě wá nyɔ́n xwè nǔ wɛ a sɔ́ nǔ jiyí, wɛ a sɔ́ nǔ jiyí wá nyɔ́n xwè nǔ mɛ. Nǔ jiyí wá nyɔ́n xwè nǔ mɛ ɖě wá nyɔ́n xwè nǔ jiyí; nǔ jiyí wá nyɔ́n xwè nǔ mɛ ɖě wá nyɔ́n xwè nǔ jiyí; nǔ wɛ a sɔ́ nǔ jiyí wá nyɔ́n xwè nǔ mɛ ɖě wá nyɔ́n xwè nǔ wɛ a sɔ́ nǔ jiyí. Xwè ɖě wá nyɔ́n sɔ́ nǔ xwè, xwè ɖě wá nyɔ́n jì nǔ xwè.
