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A man, going to meet somebody, on the road, beats, &c. (all down to) degrades himself. (31)
A man, becoming a burglar, breaks into a house and beats, &c. (all down to) degrades himself. (32)
A man, becoming a cut-purse, cuts the purse and beats, &c. (all down to) degrades himself. (33)
A man, becoming a tender of sheep, beats, cuts, pierces, tears, thrashes, or puts to death a ram or some other animal. (The rest as above.) (34)
A man, becoming a hunter, beats, &c. (all down to) puts to death a buffalo or some other animal. (The rest as above.) (35)
A man, using nets (for catching deer), beats, &c., an antelope or some other animal. (The rest as above.) (36)
A man, catching birds, beats, &c., a bird or some other animal. (The rest as above.) (37)
A man, becoming a fisherman, beats, &c., a fish or some other animal. (The rest as above.) (38)
A man, becoming a cowherd, beats, &c., a cow or some other animal. (The rest as above.) (39)
A man, slaying cows, beats, &c., a cow or some other animal. (The rest as above.) (40)
A man, becoming a dog-keeper, beats, &c., a dog or some other animal. (The rest as above.) (41)
A man, becoming the helpmate of a dog-keeper, beats, &c., a dog or some other animal. (The rest as above.) (42)
A man, rising in an assembly, may promise to kill some (animal) and he will beat, &c., a partridge, duck, quail, pigeon, monkey, a francoline partridge, or some other animal. (The rest as above.) (43)
A man, being angry for some reason, e.g. because
