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Friedrich Nietzsche

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11. Das Sprüchwort spricht. Scharf und milde, grob und fein, Vertraut und seltsam, schmutzig und rein, Der Narren und Weisen Stelldichein: Diess Alles bin ich, will ich sein, Taube zugleich, Schlange und Schwein!

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Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13

11. The Proverb Speaks.

Sharp and mild, coarse and fine,
Familiar and strange, filthy and clean,
The rendezvous of fools and sages:
All this I am, all this I wish to be,
Dove at once, serpent and swine!

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13

11. Le proverbe parle. Tranchant et doux, grossier et fin, Familier et étrange, sale et pur, Rendez-vous des fous et des sages : Tout cela je le suis, veux l’être, Colombe à la fois, serpent et porc !

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