When peace is active sweeping its dirt,

it is storm.

當(dāng)和平

著手清掃身上的灰塵，

風(fēng)暴便會(huì)來臨。

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The tyrant claims freedom to kill freedom

and yet to keep it for himself.

暴君要求隨意扼殺自由的權(quán)力，

卻又將自由留給自己。

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The judge thinks that he is just when he compares

the oil of another's lamp

with the light of his own.

裁判者將他人的燈油

與自己的燈光相比，

自以為公平合理。

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The world knows that the few

are more than the many.

世界知道，

稀少勝過眾多。

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God seeks comrades and claims love,

the Devil seeks slaves and claims obedience.

神明尋找同道，希求的是愛慕；

魔鬼尋找奴隸，要求的是臣服。

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The obsequious brush curtails truth

in deference to the canvas which is narrow.

諂媚的畫筆縮減真理的篇幅，

為的是將就狹窄的畫布。

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To justify their own spilling of ink

they spell the day as night.

為了讓自己潑灑的墨水有所憑借，

他們把白天寫成了黑夜。

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Profit smiles on goodness

when the good is profitable.

當(dāng)義帶來利好，

利便對義微笑。

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The right to possess boasts foolishly

of its right to enjoy.

占有的權(quán)利

總是愚蠢地夸說

享受的權(quán)利。

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Emancipation from the bondage of the soil

is no freedom for the tree.

從土地的束縛中獲得解救，

絕不意味著樹木的自由。