What the owl (of prudence / sagacity – not only / mainly from Hellenistic Athens)

tells the elephant (of wisdom – not only from Asian sages):

Spelt or: spelled	Y	Y	U	R
‘written‘	Two / 2	Ys	U	R
Spoken	tuː	· waɪz	juː	ɑː
‘meant‘	too	wise	you	are
Deutsch	zu	weise	Du	« bist
0) :עברית	1) יותר מדי	3) חכם	2) את׀אתה	-
Spelt or: spelled	Y	Y	U	B
‘written‘	Two	ys	u	b
Spoken	tuː	waɪz	juː	biː
‘meant‘	Too	wise	You	be
Deutsch	zu	weise	Du	« wärst
0) :עברית	1) יותר מדי	3) חכם	2) את׀אתה	-
Spelt or: spelled	I	C	U	R
Spoken	aɪ	sɪː	juː	ɑː
‘meant‘	I	see	You	are
Deutsch	Ich	sehe	Du	bist
0) :עברית	1) אני	2) רואה	3) את׀אתה	-
Spelt or: spelled	Y	Y	4	ME
‘written‘	Two	ys	four	Me
Spoken	tuː	waɪz	¦ fɔː	miː
‘meant‘	Too	wise	for	me
Deutsch	Zu	weise	für	mich
0) :עברית	1) יותר מדי	2) חכם	3) בשבילי

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