If men quarrel and one hits the other with a stone or with his fist and he does not die but is confined to bed.
人若彼此相争,这个用石头或是拳头打那个,尚且不至于死,不过躺卧在床。
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So when he first fell like a rough heavy stone into the softness of his friend's bed that first night, all he could do was lay there looking at the dark quiet ceiling and feel grateful.