Babiya žaqor eƛin , elin bežet’a bizin ži , deberno maʕišat betix boqzaƛ’, q’ebedłiƛ’or ruhun oqƛin .
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The father said to his son: "We are getting old now, when you begin to want [to make] a fortune, learn to work as a smith!"