Under the absolute sway of an individual despot the body was attacked in order to subdue the soul, and the soul escaped the blows which were directed against it and rose superior to the attempt;
Bakar baten gobernu absolutuaren menpean, despotismoak, arimara iristeko, gorputza zigortzen zuen zabarki; eta arima, kolpe horiei ihesi, haren gain goratzen zen aintzatsu;