QamvIS Hegh qaq law' torvIS yIn qaq puS Better to die on our feet than live on our knees. (ST6 & TKW) ("Dying while standing is preferable to living while kneeling.") TKW 95: The grammatical construction is a bit aberrant; one would expect QamtaHvIS and tortaHvIS. In proverbs, grammatical shortcuts are not uncommon. yIyong 'ej pa' yIQam Get in and stand there. CK Qam Stand! PK poSDaq nIHDaq je QamtaHvIS SuvwI'pu', chaH jojDaq yItnIS lopwI' The initiate must pass through a gauntlet of warriors. S9 STEnc 124: Klingon tradition held that when a Klingon was unable to stand and face his enemies, he should choose the *Hegh'bat* [ritual suicide]." Related vocabulary: Hu' get up (v) joD stoop (v) tor kneel (v) SIH bend (v) Qot lie, recline (v) ba' sit (v)