Non vox et mutui hortatus iuvabant adversante unda; nihil strenuus ab ignavo, sapiens ab inprudenti, consilia a casu differre: cuncta pari violentia involvebantur.
OriginalWords and mutual encouragement proved useless in the face of the flood. Bravery and cowardice were indistinguishable, as were wisdom and folly, and careful planning versus chance. Everything was consumed by the same furious onslaught of the elements.