If I killed more flesh than I could eat, the dog must eat it, or vermin; if I sowed more corn than I could eat, it must be spoiled; the trees that I cut down were lying to rot on the ground; I could make no more use of them but for fuel, and that I had no occasion for but to dress my food.
Si sembraba más grano del que podía consumir, se echaba a perder. Los árboles que cortaba se pudrían sobre la tierra ya que no podía utilizarlos de otro modo que no fuera como lumbre para cocinar mi comida.