佚 名（譯）

The intellect of man is forced to choose

Perfection of life,or of the work,

And if take the second must refuse

A heavenly mansion,raging in the dark.

When all that story's finished,what's the news?

In luck or out the toil has left its mark:

That old perplexity an empty purse,

Or the day's vanity,the night's remorse.

人的理智被迫去做出選擇

生活的完美或是工作的完美，

要是選擇后者就必須拒絕

天堂般的宅邸，在黑暗中憤怒前行。

當故事結束，奇聞有何特色？

幸或者不幸，勞苦早已留下痕跡：

囊空如洗中的困惑，

或是白日的虛榮，黑夜的悔恨。