You saw sagacious Solomon 你看到了睿智的所罗门

You know what came of him 你知道什么是传来了他

To him complexities seemed plain 他的复杂性似乎平淡

He cursed the hour that gave birth to him 他大骂，催生了他一小时

And saw that everything was vain 只见那一切都是徒劳的

How great and wise was Solomon 多么伟大而明智的所罗门

The world however didn't wait 世界然而，没等

But soon observed what followed on 但很快发现随之而来的

It's wisdom that had brought him to this state 这是曾带他到这种状态的智慧

How fortunate the man with none 多么幸运的男人没有

How fortunate the man with none 多么幸运的男人没有

   

You saw courageous Caesar next 你看到了勇敢的凯撒下一

You know what he became 你知道吗，他成为

They deified him in his life 他们神化他在他的生活中

Then had him murdered just the same 然后把他杀害一样

And as they raised the fatal knife 当他们提出了致命的一刀

How loud he cried: you too, my son 他怎么大声叫道：你，我的儿子

The world however didn't wait 世界然而，没等

But soon observed what followed on 但很快发现随之而来的

It's courage that had brought him to that state 这是曾带他到那个状态的勇气

How fortunate the man with none 多么幸运的男人没有

How fortunate the man with none 多么幸运的男人没有

   

You heard of honest Socrates 你听说过诚实的苏格拉底

The man who never lied 谁从来不撒谎的人

They weren't so grateful as you'd think 他们不是非常感激你会觉得

Instead the rulers fixed to have him tried 相反，统治者固定让他尝试

And handed him the poisoned drink 递给他喝下毒

How honest was the people's noble son 如何诚实是人的贵族公子

The world however didn't wait 世界然而，没等

But soon observed what followed on 但很快发现随之而来的

It's honesty that brought him to that state 这是诚实的把他带到那个状态

How fortunate the man with none 多么幸运的男人没有

How fortunate the man with none 多么幸运的男人没有

   

Here you can see respectable folk 在这里，你可以看到可敬的民俗

Keeping to God's own laws 保持对上帝的自身规律

So far he hasn't taken heed 到目前为止，他还没有采取谨慎

You who sit safe and warm indoors 你们谁坐安全和温暖的室内

Help to relieve our bitter need 有助于减轻我们的痛苦的需要

How virtuously we had begun 如何合乎道德，我们已经开始

The world however didn't wait 世界然而，没等

But soon observed what followed on 但很快发现随之而来的

It's fear of God that brought us to that state 这是对神的敬畏是把我们带到那个状态

How fortunate the man with none 多么幸运的男人没有

How fortunate the man with none 多么幸运的男人没有