The Grammarian and the Boatman

The Grammarian and the Boatman
"A grammarian sat down in a boat. That egotist turned (his) face to the boatman (And) said, "Have you studied any grammar." He replied, "No." (The grammarian) said, "(Then) half your life has gone to nothing." The boatman became disturbed in (his) heart from burning (sorrow), but kept silent from answering at that moment. (Then) the wind hurled the boat into a whirlpool. The boatman shouted to the grammarian, "Do you know anything about swimming? Tell (me)! He replied, "No, O good-answering, handsome-faced (man)!" 2840 (The boatman) said, "(Then) the whole of your life is nothing, O grammarian, because the boat is (going to) drown in these whirlpools!""