【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；
无位非贱，无耻乃为贱；
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无子非孤，无德乃为孤。
" i0 n. S4 H8 y& {0 }$ @Having no money doesn't equal poverty. Having no knowledge does.
Having no official position is not comtemptible. Having no sense of shame is.
) n, [( j3 R) X! ^) i' u0 \Untimely death doesn't mean dying at a very young age. Untimely death means dying without having done anything commendable.
Having 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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. R. }- g) U8 ?( qUntimely 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；
& k4 O- H0 U3 g! E7 q无位非贱，无耻乃为贱；
无年非夭，无述乃为夭；
% n/ ]2 x( u, d8 _4 _无子非孤，无德乃为孤。
3 r7 L, \* b+ w8 w" s% v' QLacking money doesn't equal poverty. Lacking knowledge does.
' R/ m' V7 |* o0 R8 `2 }0 s7 c) yLacking official position isn't contemptible. Lacking a sense shame is.
Dying 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.