【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；
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无年非夭，无述乃为夭；
! r0 L) U) t; i$ ]. n无子非孤，无德乃为孤。
  s9 \: ~4 q) U9 U" rHaving no money doesn't equal poverty. Having no knowledge does.
Having no official position is not comtemptible. Having no sense of shame is.
% e+ Z- D. p( V7 C4 ~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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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；
- L9 r* l) Q& k3 c无位非贱，无耻乃为贱；
) x% Y4 }4 S. P( c  R  x无年非夭，无述乃为夭；
无子非孤，无德乃为孤。
1 M3 T  I3 [& E* i9 q$ L# qLacking money doesn't equal poverty. Lacking knowledge does.
: d6 H/ l3 ^- y3 O7 ]Lacking official position isn't contemptible. Lacking a sense shame is.
! @3 b% s. W+ n1 ~/ T' ZDying young doesn't equal untimely death. Dying without having done anything commendable does.
5 E' P. w/ |  c* j. J2 L* GHaving no children doesn't equal loneliness. Having no moral principles does.
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