What good is honor when you're starving?

当你饿的时候，荣誉有什么用?

What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul.

笑之于灵魂，犹如肥皂之于身体。

What use is wisdom when folly reigns?

愚昧作王的时候，智慧有什么益处呢?

What value is a needle without an eye?

没有眼睛的针有什么价值?

What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your tongue.

眼睛看不见的东西，不要用舌头去创造。

What you save is, later, like something found.

你所保存的东西，后来就像找到了一样。

What's left over from the thief is spent on the fortune-teller.

小偷剩下的钱都花在算命先生身上了。

When Dame Fortune calls, offer her a chair.

当命运女神来访时，请给她一把椅子。

When God wants to punish an idiot, He teaches them a few words of Hebrew.

当上帝想惩罚一个白痴时，他会教他们几个希伯来语。

When a father gives to his son, they both laugh.

当一个父亲给他的儿子，他们都笑。

When a fool has the cow by the horns, the wise man can milk it.

蠢人抓牛角，智者挤牛奶。

When a miller fights with a chimney sweep, the miller gets black and the chimney sweep gets white.

当磨坊主和扫烟囱的人打架时，磨坊主变黑，扫烟囱的变白。

When a mother calls her child bastard, you can take her word for it.

当一个母亲叫她的私生子时，你可以相信她的话。

When a poor man eats a chicken, one or the other is sick.

当一个穷人吃了一只鸡，其中一只就生病了。

When a son gives to his father, they both weep.

当一个儿子给了他的父亲，他们都哭了。