【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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, ]) l6 j; c- j* U. s- tbut how many
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. b7 Y2 n" A" Ayour confidants?
2 n4 t0 O7 p* Q/ ?9 I' T# L( WAlways see
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# S5 |# e3 n. q; ?7 r2 ?* v6 J# Uattract you
: m# ^- W2 L8 t3 i* uwhen you first meet,
then you can
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4 S4 {3 {% Q+ vLiving by the river,
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how fish swim.
4 D" r4 f* C( b- ALiving by a mountain,
3 D! s$ E: g& s, b, |you know
how birds chirp.
The water of
mountain streams,
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8 j% o: K7 f5 dand recedes just as fast.
Inconstancy,
is the mark
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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。
You may have friends all over the world, but how many of them can you count on in times of need?
- y! a; t7 b1 g$ L) c! M8 e5 q9 ^1 AYou 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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