Seven times I have despised my soul:

我曾七次鄙视自己的灵魂

The first time when I saw her being meek that she might attain height.

当能进取时，选择了顺从现状，此为其一;

The second time when I saw her limping before the crippled.

在瘸子面前跛行，此为其二;

The third time when she was given to choose between the hard and the easy, and she chose the easy.

当面临着困难和容易的选择，选择了后者，此为其三;

The fourth time when she committed a wrong, and comforted herself that others also commit wrong.

犯错后以其他人皆会犯错为借口，此为其四;

The fifth time when she forbode for weakness, and attributed her patience to strength.

因软弱而忍耐，并把这种忍耐归于坚强而聊以慰藉，此为其五;

The sixth time when she despised the ugliness of a face, and knew not that it was one of her own masks.

鄙视丑恶的面孔，却不知自己早已是那副面孔，此为其六;

And the seventh time when she sang a song of praise, and deemed it a virtue.

唱起颂歌，还以美德自诩，此为其七。