汉英对照《增广贤文》（114）

芙蓉白面，

不过带肉骷髅；

美艳红妆，

尽是杀人利刃。

读书而寄兴于吟咏风雅，

定不深心；

修德而留意于名誉事功，

必无实证。

一人非之，

便立不定，

只见得有得失，

何曾知有义命？

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A dazzling beauty

Often means a man-killing knife,

A flower-like lady

Is a mere flesh-covered skeleton.

One who cultivates his moral character

In order to establish his fame

Cannot acquire real accomplishment,

One who reads books

In order to show off his refinement

Cannot acquire deep comprehension.

Something denied by even only one person

May not stand firm,

You notice its controversy

And neglect its reason;

Something unknown to even only one person

May not stay stable,

You doubt its influence and forget that