> .. the whirlwind that blows things around as though they were bugs, does not last the morning.
Neither does the sudden storm last the day.
--- William Scott Wilson translation

> A whirlwind doesn't last all morning
A cloudburst doesn't last all day
--- Ursula K. LeGuin #translation
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Ahh, The good old days, before the Anthropocene and Super Typhoons.

> High winds do not last all morning.
> Heavy rain does not last all day.

https://www.wussu.com/laotzu/laotzu23.html
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老子は人新世の前に行きていたね。 8時間(以上？)大雨と暴風するスーパー台風がまだなかっただろうなぁぁ..
Lao Tzu lived way before the Anthropocene: He'd need a new metaphor for not talking too much now, after Super Typhoon 14...
> Storms do not continue over half a day. Downpours do not continue over a day. Nature itself does not continue these.
? 吹き荒れる風は半日も続かないし、土砂降りの雨も一日中は続かない。そうしているのは自然そのものである。

https://blog.mage8.com/roushi-23
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