They appear not to have known the greatness and dignity of their employment: they amused themselves in forming childish institutions, by which, indeed, they conformed themselves to weaker understandings, but disgraced themselves with men of good sense.
Badirudi beren obraren handitasuna eta duintasuna ez zutela ezagutzen: jende zentzudunaren mespretxuaz batera adimen gabekoen txaloak irabaziz, haurkeriaz bete erakundeak egiten libertitu dira.