Where there is no grain, this is a sign of vengeance turned towards a city. Where there are no reeds, it is the worst of all poverty. (Sumerian Proverb)

Where there is no grain, this is a sign of vengeance turned towards a city. Where there are no reeds, it is the worst of all poverty.

Sumerian Proverb

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