v. (IV)

ímon ŝínin tuggár di-ḥker díˀyhen šáˁab wa-ḫáṣṣa be-saḳɔ́ṭri ľahdí tóyhen áḷḷa kor yéṣtet ḷe-méskin wa-ḷe-meskíne íno di-yešˀέmon énne góniye di-subús eróḥo mes ḳíme ḫámsa wa-taľatín aľf báˁad-aḷ irέmo ˁášara aľf yeˁúmor náˁa ľhenˁa tuggár saḳáṭera wa-subús aḷ-ľiˁmór óste wa-ľikán írkɛz kor tedέḷoḳ mey ḳíme wa-ṭa eḳníyo faḳḥ yeˁúmor estóˀo wa-se miľóˀo kor yezέged mes ḳíme ‘This year we’ve seen how traders create problems for their country (Yemen), especially on Soqotra. May God turn their attention to the unfortunate men and women. Can anybody believe that the price of a bag of bran would reach 35,000 YR after it had been at 10,000? Can one call these traders Soqotris? And please don’t try to say that bran is not available – it’s just hidden to increase the price. The same is true of other foodstuffs: it is said they’ve run out, when in fact they’re plentiful, only to inflate the prices’ (CSOL III 13:13)