"Evil does surprising things. Suddenly he turns around, saying: "You misunderstood me" - and maybe you really did. The evil takes hold and moves into your lips, you can even bite it, and here it is: this new mouth, which fits your teeth more obediently than ever before, says the good word - you yourself are amazed at it.
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Franz KafkaAll Translations
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Evil does surprising things. Suddenly he turns around, saying: "You misunderstood me" - and maybe you really did. The evil takes hold and moves into your lips, you can even bite it, and here it is: this new mouth, which fits your teeth more obediently than ever before, says the good word - you yourself are amazed at it.
""A gonosz meglepő dolgokat művel. Egyszer csak megfordul, mondván: "Félreértettél" - s lehet, hogy valóban félreértetted. A gonosz fogja magát, és az ajkaidba költözik, még harapdálhatod is, és tessék: ez az új száj, amely minden eddiginél engedelmesebben simul a fogsorodhoz, kimondja - magad is elámulsz rajta - a jó szót."