to lament the brutality to Houyhnhnms in my own country, but always treat their persons with respect, for the sake of my noble master, his family, his friends, and the whole Houyhnhnm race, whom these of ours have the honour to resemble in all their lineaments, however their intellectuals came to degenerate.
neure herrialdeko houyhnhnmen zakarkeria deitoratzera, baina beti errespetuz erabiliko ditudalarik neure ugazaba bikain eta haren etxeko eta lagunekiko eta houyhnhnm arraza osoarekiko begirunez, gure hauek ere ezaugarri guztietan haien antzeko izateko ohorea baitute, nahiz eta adimena auskalo zenbateraino endekatu zaien.