"The boat belonged to some destitute people who were using it as a means of their living in the sea. The king had imposed a certain amount of tax on every undamaged boat. I damaged it so that they would not have to pay the tax.
「舟に就いていうと，それは海で働く或る貧乏人たちの所有であった。わたしがそれを役立たないようにしようとしたのは，かれらの背後に一人の王がいて，凡ての舟を強奪するためであった。