【汉译英】围炉夜话（第一三二则）无财非贫
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。
Having no money doesn't equal poverty. Having no knowledge does.
Having no official position is not comtemptible. Having no sense of shame is.
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.
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.
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。
Lacking money doesn't equal poverty. Lacking knowledge does.
Lacking 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.
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