A heritage, it seems to me,

遗产，似乎对我来说，

A king might wish to hold in fee.

强者，希望永远拥有他的所有。

What doth the poor man's son inherit?

穷人子弟，继承什么？

A patience learned of being poor,

安于贫困忧患，面容坚毅，

Courage, if sorrow come, to bear it,

应对各种变故，宠辱不惊，

A fellow-feeling that is sure

身处逆境，心系他人冷暖，

To make the outcast bless his door;

心地善良，援手弱势群体；

A heritage, it seems to me,

遗产，似乎对我来说，

A king might wish to hold in fee.

强者，希望永远拥有他的所有。

O rich man's son! there is a toil

哦，富家子弟的抉择，

That with all others level stands:

岂非金钱，便能全部应对？

Large charity doth never soil,

诸恶莫做，悲悯众生，

But only whiten soft, white hands,—

扎实低调地行事做人，

This is the best crop from thy lands;

最好收获，来自庇阴的土地。

A heritage, it seems to me,

遗产，似乎对我来说，

Worth being rich to hold in fee.

富人，值得永远拥有他的所有。

O poor man's son! scorn not thy state;

哦，穷家子弟，莫轻视自己，

There is worse weariness than thine

那些，有钱人或大人物，

In merely being rich and great:

与你相比，更为纠结焦虑，

Toil only gives the soul to shine,

磨难，让心灵熠熠生辉，

And makes rest fragrant and benign;

苦酒，最终酿成芬芳四溢，

A heritage, it seems to me,

遗产，似乎对我来说，

Worth being poor to hold in fee.

穷人，值得永远拥有他的所有。

Both, heirs to some six feet of sod,

富人穷人，最终皈依一抔黄土，

Are equal in the earth at last;

地狱门口，等级不再具有意义，

Both, children of the same dear God,

芸芸众生，沐浴在圣父光辉下，

Prove title to your heirship vast

见证自己，天赋的神圣权利，

By record of a well-filled past;

充实的人生，记录真实，

A heritage, it seems to me,

遗产，似乎对我来说，

Well worth a life to hold in fee.

永远值得，拥有生命本质的所有。