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Pity a man for he don't know 可怜的人，因为他不知道

The trouble he'll pass going down life's road 麻烦，他会通过不断下降人生的道路

   

When a man is one and twenty, he thinks he knows it all 当一个人二十一岁，他认为自己什么都懂

He can't see down the road of life where he'll ever fall 他也看不到下滑人生的道路上，他会永远下跌

But fall he will as he travels through life 但是秋天，他将他穿过的生活

With all its pitfalls troubles and strife 凭借其缺陷的烦恼和纷争

   

Now at fifty, he's going real strong 现在，在50 ，他将真正的强者

He has him a family and a nice little home 他有他的家庭和一个可爱的小家

But old age is creeping up his spine 不过年纪大的攀升他的脊椎

And the day is coming when the sun won't shine 而那一天来临的时候，太阳不会发光

   

Now at sixty, he won't have to guess 现在，在60 ，他不会去猜测

He's already missed the boat that leads to success 他已经错过了通向成功的船

But he's done his best and he can't see why 但是他做到了最好，他不明白为什么

The fame of life just passed him by 生命的名声刚刚通过他的

   

Now at seventy, he can see the light 现在，在70 ，他可以见光

And he knows he's never been very bright 他知道，他从来没有很亮

But he's done his best as he's travelled by 但是他做了他最好的，因为他的人走

And now all he can do is just sit and sigh 而现在他所能做的就是眼睁睁地叹息

   

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Now at eighty, he's ready for the wreath 现在，在八十年代，他已经准备好了花圈

He's wore out his hair and two sets of teeth 他穿了他的头发和两套牙齿

He has rheumatism in his hands and feet 他有风湿病在他的手和脚

And nothing seems good to eat 并没有什么似乎很好吃

   

So you can pity him as he goes up the line 所以，你可以同情他，因为他去了就行

As he wobbles on the spindle and he's almost blind 当他摇晃在主轴上，他几乎失明

And you can tell by the way that he travels alone 你也可以顺便告诉大家，他独自一人旅行

That it won't be long before he's going home 它不会很长之前，他的回家

   

But if he's kept the commandments as he's travelled through life 但是，如果他不停的诫命，因为他的一生游历

He'll have a home in heaven where there'll be no strife 他将有一个家在天堂那里将没有冲突

He's worked all his life to get things the way he wants them 他工作了一辈子得到的东西，他希望他们的方式

He comes here against his will and he goes away disappointed 他来这里对他的意志，他只能失望地离去