The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
移动的手指写下文字,写完便继续前行;你所有的虔诚与才智,都不能让它回来删掉半行,你所有的眼泪,也洗不掉其中一个字。
— Omar Khayyam · Rubáiyát, LI · Edward FitzGerald, first edition (1859) —