【汉译英】增广贤文：相识满天下，知心能几人?

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相识满天下，知心能几人？相逢好似初相识，到老终无怨恨心。近水知鱼性，近山识鸟音。易涨易退山溪水，易反易复小人心。
You may have
nodding friends
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7 z9 l& z2 A6 o3 ybut how many
of them
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your confidants?
Always see
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when you first meet,
then you can
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Living by the river,
you know
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9 C0 q: y; q( BLiving by a mountain,
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The water of
mountain streams,
rises fast,
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3 _, Z9 H& M% S8 @Inconstancy,
is the mark
of a petty man's
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mxh3698

相识满天下，知心能几人？相逢好似初相识，到老终无怨恨心。近水知鱼性，近山识鸟音。易涨易退山溪水，易反易复小人心。
8 L. O: ?$ O! l% ^! b) J) R% ]You may have friends all over the world, but how many of them can you count on in times of need?
You friends won't have reasons for resentment if you always treat them just like when you first meet.
Living by a mountain and a river teaches one about the nature of fish and birds.
Fickle is the heart of a petty man, just like the water of a mountain stream, which recedes just as fast as it rises.


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