Laugh, and the world laughs with you;

Weep, and you weep alone.

For the sad old earth must borrow it's mirth,

But has trouble enough of its own.

Sing, and the hills will answer;

Sigh, it is lost on the air.

The echoes bound to a joyful¹ sound,

But shrink from voicing care.

笑则天下笑，

泣则独自泣。

因悲哀的旧世界须借贷欢笑，

而它自身的麻烦不少。

唱则群山应，

叹则空散尽。

回声反射成欢欣，

倾诉忧虑无回音。

Rejoice, and men will seek you;

Grieve, and they turn and go.

They want full measure of all your pleasure,

But they do not need your woe².

Be glad, and your friends are many;

Be sad, and you lose them all.

There are none to decline your nectared wine,

But alone you must drink life's gall³.

喜则人寻你，

悲则众人离。

他们要度量你的欢快，

但他们不要你的悲哀。

你高兴，朋友会多起来，

你悲伤，他们转身走开。

无人会拒绝你的佳酿，

但你要独自把生活的苦酒品尝。

Feast, and your halls are crowded;

Fast, and the world goes by.

Succeed and give, and it helps you live,

But no man can help you die.

There is room in the halls of pleasure

For a long and lordly train,

But one by one we must all file on

Through the narrow aisles⁴ of pain.

设宴，高朋满盈，

斋戒，无人问津。

成功和慷慨能助你生，

但是他人救不了你死。

娱乐大厅里有一间房，

长长豪华列车停中央，

但我们都必须鱼贯上，

通过狭长痛苦的走廊。