Laugh, and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone;
For the sad old earth must borrow its 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 joyful sound,
But shrink from voicing care.
你笑，這世界和你一起；
你哭，卻只能一個人獨自哭泣；
因爲古老而悲傷的大地必須尋找歡樂，
它自己也是麻煩纏身，哪能管你。
你歌唱，羣山會迴應你的歌聲；
你嘆息，嘆息聲卻在空中消逝；
回聲裏只有快樂，
憂慮的聲音會被過濾。
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 woe.
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 gall.
你高興時，人們會追隨你；
你悲傷時，他們轉身離去。
人們願意分享你所有的喜悅，
但不需要你的痛苦與悲傷。
你快樂，會擁有很多朋友；
你難過，會失去所有的朋友。
沒人會拒絕你甘甜的美酒，
但你需要獨自飲下生活的苦水。
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 large and lordly train,
But one by one we must all file on
Through the narrow aisles of pain.
你設宴，便會賓客盈門；
你禁食，便與這世界擦肩而過。
成功和慷慨有助於你活着，
但沒有人能夠幫你死亡。
歡樂的殿堂能容下
一支龐大而高貴的隊伍
而那狹長而充滿痛苦的通道
我們卻必須一 一獨自穿過。