Of Money 關於金錢

When you have no money, you eat wild vegetables at home;
when you have money, you eat the same wild vegetables at a fine restaurant.
當你沒錢的時候，在家吃野菜。
當你有錢的時候，在高級餐廳吃一樣的野菜。

When you have no money, you ride a bicycle;
when you have money, you ride an exercise machine.
當你沒錢的時候，踩單車；
當你有錢的時候，踩健身單車。 

When you have no money, you dream of marriage;
when you have money, you dream of divorce.
當你沒錢的時候，夢想結婚；
當你有錢的時候，又想離婚。 

When you have no money, your wife becomes a secretary;
when you have money, your secretary becomes your wife.
當你沒錢的時候，老婆是秘書；
當你有錢的時候，秘書變老婆。 

When you have no money, you act like a rich man;
when you have money, you act like a poor man.
當你沒錢的時候，你學像有錢人；
當你有錢的時候，你學像窮人。

Man, O man, never tells the truth.
男人總不說實話。 

He says the stock market is bad but keeps speculating.
他說股市差，但一直投機。

He says money is evil but keeps accumulating.
他說金錢是邪惡，但一直積累。

He says high positions are lonely but strive to get them.
他說高職位是孤獨，但一直努力攀升。

He says smoking and drinking are bad for health but keeps partaking.
他說煙酒對健康有害，但一直不離煙酒。

He says heaven is good but refuses to go.

他說天堂美好但拒去。

網上有另一個版本

When you have no money, you eat wild vegetables at home.

When you have money, you'll taste the same wild vegetables in an upscale restaurant.
當你沒錢的時候，在家吃野菜。   
當你有錢的時候，在高級餐廳吃一樣的野菜。

When you have no money, the family you're caring for is the driving force behind your efforts.
When you have money, the satisfaction of life makes you slack off.
當你沒錢的時候，照顧家庭是你努力奮鬥的動力來源。   
當你有錢的時候，生活富足感令你鬆懈。
 
When you have no money, you act like a billionaire.
When you have money, you pretend to be poor.
當你沒錢的時候，你學像百萬富翁；
當你有錢的時候，你又扮窮人。

When you have no money, you believe that one day you will rid yourself of fate.
When you have money, you find yourself naive, because fate still binds your freedom.
當你沒錢的時候，你相信有一天會擺脫命運；
當你有錢的時候，會發現自己很天真，因為自由仍受命運束縛。

Money provides for a roof over head and food on the table,
but it also makes you lazy.
金錢能提供棲身之處和餐桌食物， 但也會令你變得懶惰。
 
Money makes your life richer,
but it also tends to make you greedy and even forget your true intentions.
金錢能令生活更富裕， 但往往會令你貪婪，甚至忘記你的真實意圖。
 
Money gives you who work hard a better world,
but it also increases class division.
金錢能令你努力工作後擁有更美好的世界， 但也增加階級分化。
 
Money makes the country proper and strong,
but it also allows countries to wage wars for money, and you are plunged into an abyss of misery.
金錢能令國家富強，
但也造成各國為金錢發動戰爭，令你陷入痛苦深淵。
 
Money satisfies almost all people,
but in the end, it erodes people's hearts and sincerity.
金錢幾乎可以滿足所有人， 但最終侵蝕人心和真誠。