【汉译英】围炉夜话（第一三二则）无财非贫

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无财非贫，无学乃为贫；
6 O: R. _5 j( c% V5 D无位非贱，无耻乃为贱；
; Y- a; x% y2 X  a无年非夭，无述乃为夭；
无子非孤，无德乃为孤。
: G) r1 C" X; G# H6 D" K" gHaving no money doesn't equal poverty. Having no knowledge does.
: p( ?+ ?/ |$ W, ]6 T0 I' vHaving no official position is not comtemptible. Having no sense of shame is.
- N$ V# n1 E4 b+ o/ R5 e, S8 m' |. qUntimely death doesn't mean dying at a very young age. Untimely death means dying without having done anything commendable.
' L( _4 i8 w. S" w" T  W; }( [# QHaving no children doesn't equal true loneliness. Having no moral principles does.
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Untimely death doesn't mean dying at a very young age. Untimely death means dying without having done anything commendable.
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  q1 D' C1 G0 K8 a' [Untimely death doesn't equal premature death. Untimely death equals dying without having done anything commendable.

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无财非贫，无学乃为贫；
无位非贱，无耻乃为贱；
无年非夭，无述乃为夭；
无子非孤，无德乃为孤。
- q6 j5 O5 `6 z* xLacking money doesn't equal poverty. Lacking knowledge does.
Lacking official position isn't contemptible. Lacking a sense shame is.
- ]: w8 _4 t0 b( V5 P, zDying young doesn't equal untimely death. Dying without having done anything commendable does.
Having no children doesn't equal loneliness. Having no moral principles does.
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