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No heir, no child, no wife are given me, And no earthly joy have ever I known; Fate, relentless through all eternity, Wildly pursues me like a hunted fawn. Whenever I can reach my home again, What shall I do with all my riches rare? The terms are good; let us close the bargain, And my ship’s whole cargo shall be thy share.
It matters not whether the woman be of the same local group or has been captured in war from another tribe; a man of the wrong clan who uses her as his wife is hunted down and killed by his clansmen, and so is the woman; though in some cases, if they succeed in eluding capture for a certain time, the offence may be condoned.
It matters not whether the woman be of the same local group or has been captured in war from another tribe; a man of the wrong clan who uses her as his wife is hunted down and killed by his clansmen, and so is the woman; though in some cases, if they succeed in eluding capture for a certain time, the offence may be condoned.