雙語(yǔ)智慧書·長(zhǎng)壽的秘密

90．長(zhǎng)壽的秘密
　　長(zhǎng)壽的秘密。要好好生活。有兩樣?xùn)|西能提早結(jié)束生命：愚蠢和墮落。有的人喪生是因?yàn)椴欢绾伪Ｃ?。有的人是因?yàn)椴幌肭笊劳?。正如美德是人自身的?jiǎng)賞一樣，邪惡也是其自身的懲罰。行為放蕩之人，生命將加倍的短暫；而行善之人則得以永生。精神的強(qiáng)健傳遞給肉體，美好的生命不但充實(shí)有意義，而且還將得以延長(zhǎng)。


90．The secret of long life
　The secret of long life. Lead a good life. Two things bring life speedily to an end: folly and immorality. Some lose their life because they have not the intelligence to keep it, others because they have not the will. Just as virtue is its own reward, so is vice its own punishment. He who lives a fast life runs through life in a doubly quick. A virtuous life never dies. The firmness of the soul is communicated to the body, and a good life is long not only in intention but also in extension.