If the moon be with thee, thou needest not to care about the stars.

如果月亮和你在一起，你就不必在意星星。

If the rose come, we eat and drink near it; if it  depart, we do not regret it.

如果玫瑰来了，我们就在它旁边吃喝;如果它离开了，我们不后悔。

If the sailors become too numerous, the ship sinks.

如果水手太多，船就沉了。

If the turbans complain of a slight wind, what must be the state of the inner drawers ?

如果缠头巾的人抱怨有轻微的风，那里面的抽屉一定是什么状态?

If the water come like a deluge, place thy son under thy feet.

如果洪水泛滥，把你的儿子放在你的脚下。

If the wind blows, it enters at every crevice.

风一吹，就从每一个缝隙吹进来。

If the winding-sheet he ragged, and the corpse-washer one-eyed, and the bier broken, and the burial-ground a saltish soil, then truly the deceased must belong to the inhabitants of hell.

如果他把裹尸布撕破，把洗尸体的独眼人撕烂，把棺材弄破，把坟地弄成盐土，那么死者一定是地狱里的居民。

If there be grease on thy hand, rub it off at thy nearest friend's.

如果你手上有油脂，就到你最近的朋友那里把它擦掉。

If they call thee reaper, whet thy scythe.

如果他们叫你收割者，就磨你的镰刀。

If thou find her, cut her veil in two. " The object is now to find the chance of meeting her," he replied.

如果你找到她，把她的面纱剪成两半。“现在的目的是找个机会见见她，”他回答说。

If thou forget test to say "Praise be to God" in what other words wilt thou 'pray ?

如果你忘记了试炼说“赞美归与神”，你还会用什么别的话说祷告呢?

If thou seest a one-eyed person pass by, turn up a stone.

你若看见一个独眼的人经过，就凿出一块石头来。

If thou seest a wall inclining, run from under it.

你若看见墙倾，就从墙下跑过去。

If thou seest him reproaching and swearing at him, know that he loves him.

你若看见他责备咒骂，就该知道他是爱他的。

If thou shouldest prove a virtuous woman, hang a jar on my ear.

如果你想证明自己是个贤惠的女人，就在我耳朵上挂个罐子吧。