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If you can manage to acquire these three, you will be a poet, and the sausage-skewer soup will be quite easy to you.'

만약 당신이 이 세 가지를 얻을 수 있다면, 당신은 시인이 될 것이고, 소시지 꼬치 수프는 당신에게 아주 쉬운 일이 될 것입니다.'

"So I went forth into the world, and turned my steps towards the west, that I might become a poet.

"그래서 나는 세상으로 나아가, 시인이 되기 위해 서쪽을 향해 발걸음을 옮겼습니다.

Understanding is the most important matter in everything.

이해력은 모든 것에서 가장 중요한 것입니다.

I knew that, for the two other qualifications are not thought much of; so I went first to seek for understanding.

나는 그것을 알고 있었습니다. 왜냐하면 다른 두 가지 자질은 그다지 중요하게 여겨지지 않기 때문입니다. 그래서 나는 먼저 이해력을 찾아 나섰습니다.

Where was I to find it?

나는 어디서 그것을 찾을 수 있을까요?

'Go to the ant and learn wisdom,' said the great Jewish king.

'개미에게 가서 지혜를 배우라,' 고 위대한 유대 왕이 말했습니다.

I knew that from living in a library.

나는 도서관에서 생활하면서 그것을 알게 되었습니다.

So I went straight on till I came to the first great ant-hill, and then I set myself to watch, that I might become wise.

그래서 나는 첫 번째 큰 개미집에 도착할 때까지 곧장 걸어가서, 지혜로워지기 위해 관찰하기 시작했습니다.

The ants are a very respectable people, they are wisdom itself.

개미들은 매우 훌륭한 존재들로, 그들 자체가 지혜입니다.

All they do is like the working of a sum in arithmetic, which comes right.

그들이 하는 모든 것은 마치 산수 계산처럼 정확하게 맞아떨어집니다.

'To work and to lay eggs,' say they, and to provide for posterity, is to live out your time properly;' and that they truly do.

'일하고 알을 낳는 것,' 그들은 말합니다, '후손을 위해 준비하는 것이 제대로 시간을 사는 것이다.' 그리고 그들은 진정으로 그렇게 합니다.

They are divided into the clean and the dirty ants, their rank is pointed out by a number, and the ant-queen is number ONE; and her opinion is the only correct one on everything; she seems to have the whole wisdom of the world in her, which was just the important matter I wished to acquire.

그들은 깨끗한 개미와 더러운 개미로 나뉘며, 그들의 서열은 숫자로 나타내어지고, 개미 여왕은 일 번입니다. 그리고 그녀의 의견만이 모든 것에 있어 유일하게 옳은 것입니다. 그녀는 세상의 모든 지혜를 가지고 있는 것처럼 보였는데, 그것이 바로 내가 얻고자 했던 중요한 것이었습니다.

Vocabulary

만약
man-yak — If; supposing that a condition is met
당신이
dang-sin-i — You (subject form); formal second-person pronoun
i — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating something nearby
se — Three; the number three
가지를
ga-ji-reul — Kinds/types (object form); varieties of something
얻을
eod-eul — To obtain/get; future modifier form of 얻다
su — Ability/possibility; used in '~ㄹ 수 있다' structure
있다면
it-da-myeon — If one has/can; conditional form of 있다
당신은
dang-sin-eun — You (topic form); formal second-person topic marker
시인이
si-in-i — Poet (subject form); a person who writes poetry
doel — Will become; future modifier form of 되다
것이고
geot-i-go — Will be (and); connects clauses indicating result
꼬치
kko-chi — Skewer; food items threaded onto a stick
당신에게
dang-sin-e-ge — To you; dative form of the formal second person
아주
a-ju — Very; extremely; intensifying adverb
쉬운
swi-un — Easy; simple; modifier form of 쉽다
일이
il-i — Work/task/thing (subject form); matter or affair
것입니다
geot-im-ni-da — It is the case that; formal declarative sentence ending
그래서
geu-rae-seo — So; therefore; conjunction indicating result or cause
나는
na-neun — I (topic form); first-person singular topic marker
세상으로
se-sang-eu-ro — Into the world; directional form of 세상 (world)
나아가
na-a-ga — Move forward; advance; connective form of 나아가다
되기
doe-gi — Becoming; nominalized form of 되다
위해
wi-hae — For the sake of; in order to; purposive marker
서쪽을
seo-jjok-eul — West (object form); the western direction object marker
향해
hyang-hae — Toward; facing; directional connective of 향하다
발걸음을
bal-geo-reum-eul — Footsteps (object form); steps taken while walking
옮겼습니다
om-gyeot-seum-ni-da — Moved/transferred; formal past tense of 옮기다
이해력은
i-hae-ryeok-eun — Comprehension ability (topic); power of understanding
모든
mo-deun — All; every; modifier meaning the entirety of something
것에서
geot-e-seo — From things/matters; locative form indicating source
가장
ga-jang — Most; the superlative degree adverb
중요한
jung-yo-han — Important; significant; modifier form of 중요하다
그것을
geu-geot-eul — That/it (object form); third-person demonstrative object
알고
al-go — Knowing (and); connective form of 알다
있었습니다
it-eot-seum-ni-da — Was/existed; formal past tense of 있다
왜냐하면
wae-nya-ha-myeon — Because; the reason is that; causal conjunction
다른
da-reun — Other; different; modifier meaning another or distinct
du — Two; the number two used before a noun
가지
ga-ji — Kinds; types; varieties of something
자질은
ja-jil-eun — Qualities/traits (topic); innate characteristics topic marker
그다지
geu-da-ji — Not so much; not particularly; used with negatives
중요하게
jung-yo-ha-ge — Importantly; in an important manner; adverbial form
여겨지지
yeo-gyeo-ji-ji — Not regarded/considered; passive form of 여기다 with negation
않기
an-ki — Not doing; nominalized negative form of 않다
때문입니다
ttae-mun-im-ni-da — It is because; formal causal sentence ending
먼저
meon-jeo — First; before others; prior in order or time
이해력을
i-hae-ryeok-eul — Comprehension ability (object); power of understanding object
찾아
cha-ja — Looking for; seeking; connective form of 찾다
나섰습니다
na-seot-seum-ni-da — Set out; stepped forward; formal past of 나서다
어디서
eo-di-seo — Where; from where; interrogative of place
찾을
cha-jeul — To find; future modifier form of 찾다
있을까요
it-eul-kka-yo — Could it be found?; polite speculative question form
개미에게
gae-mi-e-ge — To the ant; dative form indicating recipient ant
가서
ga-seo — Go and (then); connective form of 가다
지혜를
ji-hye-reul — Wisdom (object form); deep understanding and insight
배우라
bae-u-ra — Learn!; imperative command form of 배우다
go — Quotation particle; marks quoted speech or thought
위대한
wi-dae-han — Great; magnificent; modifier form of 위대하다
왕이
wang-i — King (subject form); a male monarch subject marker
말했습니다
mal-haet-seum-ni-da — Said/spoke; formal past tense of 말하다
도서관에서
do-seo-gwan-e-seo — At the library; locative form of 도서관
생활하면서
saeng-hwal-ha-myeon-seo — While living/spending time; simultaneous connective form
알게
al-ge — Come to know; resultative connective form of 알다
되었습니다
doe-eot-seum-ni-da — Became; formal past tense of 되다
cheot — First; the ordinal modifier for number one
번째
beon-jjae — Ordinal counter; used to indicate order or rank
keun — Big; large; modifier form of 크다
개미집에
gae-mi-jib-e — At the anthill; locative form of 개미집 (anthill)
도착할
do-cha-kal — To arrive; future modifier form of 도착하다
때까지
ttae-kka-ji — Until the time; temporal particle meaning up to when
곧장
got-jang — Straight; directly; without detour or deviation
걸어가서
geol-eo-ga-seo — Walk and (then); connective form of 걸어가다
지혜로워지기
ji-hye-ro-wo-ji-gi — Becoming wise; nominalized form of 지혜로워지다
관찰하기
gwan-chal-ha-gi — Observing; nominalized form of 관찰하다 (to observe)
시작했습니다
si-jak-haet-seum-ni-da — Started; began; formal past tense of 시작하다
개미들은
gae-mi-deul-eun — Ants (topic form); plural ants with topic marker
매우
mae-u — Very; greatly; intensifying adverb for adjectives/verbs
훌륭한
hul-lyung-han — Excellent; splendid; modifier form of 훌륭하다
존재들로
jon-jae-deul-lo — As beings/entities; plural existences with role marker
그들
geu-deul — They/them; third-person plural pronoun
자체가
ja-che-ga — Itself (subject); the thing itself as subject
지혜입니다
ji-hye-im-ni-da — Is wisdom; formal declarative form with noun 지혜
그들이
geu-deul-i — They (subject form); third-person plural subject marker
하는
ha-neun — Doing; present modifier form of 하다
것은
geot-eun — Thing/matter (topic); nominalizer with topic marker
마치
ma-chi — Just like; as if; simile-introducing adverb
계산처럼
gye-san-cheo-reom — Like calculation; comparative form of 계산 (calculation)
정확하게
jeong-hwak-ha-ge — Precisely; accurately; adverbial form of 정확하다
맞아떨어집니다
maj-a-tteol-eo-jim-ni-da — Fits perfectly; adds up exactly; formal present form
일하고
il-ha-go — Work and (also); connective form of 일하다
알을
al-eul — Eggs (object form); object marker attached to 알
낳는
na-neun — Laying/giving birth; present modifier of 낳다
geot — Thing; matter; nominalizing bound noun
그들은
geu-deul-eun — They (topic form); third-person plural topic marker
말합니다
mal-ham-ni-da — Say; speak; formal present tense of 말하다
후손을
hu-son-eul — Descendants (object form); future generations object marker
준비하는
jun-bi-ha-neun — Preparing; present modifier form of 준비하다
것이
geot-i — Thing (subject form); nominalizer with subject marker
제대로
je-dae-ro — Properly; correctly; in the right manner
시간을
si-gan-eul — Time (object form); object marker attached to 시간
사는
sa-neun — Living; present modifier form of 살다
것이다
geot-i-da — It is the case; plain declarative nominalizer ending
그리고
geu-ri-go — And; furthermore; coordinating conjunction
진정으로
jin-jeong-eu-ro — Truly; sincerely; adverbial form of 진정 (sincerity)
그렇게
geu-reo-ke — Like that; in that way; manner adverb
합니다
ham-ni-da — Do; formal present tense of 하다
깨끗한
kkae-kkeu-tan — Clean; neat; modifier form of 깨끗하다
개미와
gae-mi-wa — Ant and; coordinating particle attached to 개미
더러운
deo-reo-un — Dirty; unclean; modifier form of 더럽다
개미로
gae-mi-ro — As ants; role/category marker attached to 개미
나뉘며
na-nwi-myeo — Divided (and); connective form of 나뉘다
그들의
geu-deul-eui — Their; possessive form of the third-person plural
서열은
seo-yeol-eun — Hierarchy/rank (topic); order of status topic marker
숫자로
sut-ja-ro — By numbers; instrumental form of 숫자 (number)
나타내어지고
na-ta-nae-eo-ji-go — Expressed/represented; passive connective form of 나타내다
개미
gae-mi — Ant; small insect known for colony behavior
여왕은
yeo-wang-eun — Queen (topic form); female ruler topic marker attached
il — One; number one; also means work/task
번입니다
beon-im-ni-da — Is number; formal statement of ordinal position
그녀의
geu-nyeo-eui — Her; possessive form of third-person feminine pronoun
의견만이
eui-gyeon-man-i — Only opinion (subject); 의견 (opinion) with exclusive marker
것에
geot-e — In/at the matter; locative form of nominalizer 것
있어
it-seo — Being/existing; informal connective form of 있다
유일하게
yu-il-ha-ge — Uniquely; solely; adverbial form of 유일하다
옳은
ol-eun — Correct; right; modifier form of 옳다
그녀는
geu-nyeo-neun — She (topic form); third-person feminine topic marker
세상의
se-sang-eui — Of the world; possessive form of 세상 (world)
가지고
ga-ji-go — Having; holding; connective form of 가지다
있는
it-neun — Having/existing; present modifier form of 있다
것처럼
geot-cheo-reom — As if; like; comparative form with nominalizer 것
보였는데
bo-yeot-neun-de — Seemed/appeared but; past contrast connective of 보이다
그것이
geu-geot-i — That/it (subject); third-person demonstrative subject form
바로
ba-ro — Exactly; right; precisely; emphasizing adverb
내가
nae-ga — I (subject form); first-person singular subject marker
얻고자
eot-go-ja — Wanting to obtain; desiderative connective of 얻다
했던
haet-deon — Had been doing; past retrospective modifier of 하다
것이었습니다
geot-i-eot-seum-ni-da — Was the thing; formal past declarative nominalizer ending
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