O shepherds of the lambs, the ewes’ young brood,
Seek ye for fire? Come hither; man is fire.
Touch I the wood with finger-tip, it burns;
Your flock’s a flame, all I behold is fire.
Custodes ovium tenerae propaginis, agnum,
Quaeritis ignem? ite huc; quaeritis? ignis homost.
Si digito attigero, incendam silvam simul omnem,
Omne pecus flammast, omnia qua video.
Quaeritis ignem? ite huc; quaeritis? ignis homost.
Si digito attigero, incendam silvam simul omnem,
Omne pecus flammast, omnia qua video.