If I killed more flesh than I could eat, the dog must eat it, or vermin; if I sowed more corn than I could eat, it must be spoiled; the trees that I cut down were lying to rot on the ground; I could make no more use of them but for fuel, and that I had no occasion for but to dress my food.
Had ik meer wild geschoten dan ik nuttigen kon, mijn hond of de roofvogels hadden het moeten eten; had ik meer koorn gezaaid dan ik noodig had, het had moeten bederven. De boomen, die ik geveld had, lagen op den grond te verrotten.