He to whom fortune has denied whereon to set his foot, and to settle a quiet and composed way of living, is to be excused if he venture what he has, because, happen what will, necessity puts him upon shifting for himself:
Norbaiti ere zoriak ezeztatzen badio oina non finka eta bere izate lasai eta pausatua non errozta, harako hura barkagarria da daukana menturatzen badu, nola edo hala beharrak bila igortzen baitu.