Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Page 6
Actually, the laboring man has not leisure for a true integrity day by day; he cannot afford to sustain the manliest relations to men; his labor would be depreciated in the market.
Tatsächlich hat der arbeitende Mann keine Muße für eine wahre Integrität von Tag zu Tag; er kann es sich nicht leisten, die männlichsten Beziehungen zu den Menschen aufrechtzuerhalten; seine Arbeit würde auf dem Markt entwertet werden.
He has no time to be anything but a machine.
Er hat keine Zeit, etwas anderes als eine Maschine zu sein.
How can he remember well his ignorance—which his growth requires—who has so often to use his knowledge?
Wie kann er sich gut seiner Unwissenheit erinnern – die sein Wachstum erfordert –, wer sein Wissen so oft anwenden muss?
We should feed and clothe him gratuitously sometimes, and recruit him with our cordials, before we judge of him.
Wir sollten ihn manchmal unentgeltlich speisen und kleiden und ihn mit unseren Herzstärkungsmitteln erquicken, bevor wir über ihn urteilen.
The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling.
Die feinsten Eigenschaften unserer Natur, wie der Duft auf Früchten, können nur durch den behutsamstem Umgang bewahrt werden.
Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly.
Dennoch behandeln wir uns selbst und einander nicht so zärtlich.
Some of you, we all know, are poor, find it hard to live, are sometimes, as it were, gasping for breath.
Einige von euch, das wissen wir alle, sind arm, haben es schwer zu leben, ringen manchmal gleichsam nach Atem.
I have no doubt that some of you who read this book are unable to pay for all the dinners which you have actually eaten, or for the coats and shoes which are fast wearing or are already worn out, and have come to this page to spend borrowed or stolen time, robbing your creditors of an hour.
Ich zweifle nicht daran, dass einige von euch, die dieses Buch lesen, nicht in der Lage sind, für alle Mahlzeiten zu bezahlen, die ihr tatsächlich gegessen habt, oder für die Mäntel und Schuhe, die sich schnell abnutzen oder bereits abgenutzt sind, und zu dieser Seite gekommen seid, um geborgte oder gestohlene Zeit zu verbringen und euren Gläubigern eine Stunde zu stehlen.
Vocabulary
- Tatsächlich
- Actually; used to affirm or emphasize a statement
- hat
- Has; third-person singular present of haben
- der
- The; definite article, masculine nominative
- arbeitende
- Working; adjective describing a person who works
- Mann
- Man; adult male human being
- keine
- No, none; negating article indicating absence
- Muße
- Leisure; free time for relaxation and reflection
- für
- For; preposition indicating purpose or benefit
- eine
- A, an; indefinite article, feminine nominative
- wahre
- True, genuine; adjective meaning authentic or real
- Integrität
- Integrity; quality of being honest and morally upright
- von
- From, of; preposition indicating origin or possession
- Tag
- Day; a 24-hour period of time
- zu
- To, too; preposition or particle with various uses
- er
- He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- kann
- Can; modal verb expressing ability or possibility
- es
- It; third-person singular neuter pronoun
- sich
- Himself, itself; reflexive pronoun for third person
- nicht
- Not; negation adverb used to negate verbs
- leisten
- To afford, to achieve; to manage or accomplish something
- die
- The; definite article, feminine or plural nominative
- Beziehungen
- Relationships; connections or associations between people
- den
- The; definite article, masculine accusative or dative plural
- Menschen
- People, humans; plural of Mensch
- aufrechtzuerhalten
- To maintain, to uphold; to keep something in existence
- seine
- His; possessive pronoun, third-person masculine singular
- Arbeit
- Work, labor; activity involving effort or employment
- würde
- Would; subjunctive form of werden indicating condition
- auf
- On, upon; preposition indicating location or direction
- dem
- The; definite article, dative singular masculine or neuter
- Markt
- Market; place or system for buying and selling goods
- entwertet
- Devalued, depreciated; reduced in value or worth
- werden
- To become; auxiliary verb used to form future or passive
- Er
- He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- Zeit
- Time; the ongoing sequence of events and moments
- etwas
- Something, somewhat; indefinite pronoun or adverb
- anderes
- Other, different; adjective indicating something else
- als
- Than, as; conjunction used in comparisons
- Maschine
- Machine; mechanical device performing automated tasks
- sein
- To be; infinitive of the verb to be
- Wie
- How, like, as; interrogative or comparative adverb
- gut
- Good, well; adjective or adverb expressing quality
- seiner
- His; possessive pronoun in genitive singular masculine
- Unwissenheit
- Ignorance; state of lacking knowledge or information
- erinnern
- To remember, remind; to recall something to mind
- Wachstum
- Growth; process of increasing in size or development
- erfordert
- Requires, demands; necessitates a certain condition
- wer
- Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person
- Wissen
- Knowledge; information and understanding acquired through experience
- so
- So, thus; adverb indicating manner or degree
- oft
- Often; adverb indicating frequent occurrence
- anwenden
- To apply, to use; to put knowledge into practice
- muss
- Must; modal verb expressing necessity or obligation
- Wir
- We; first-person plural pronoun
- sollten
- Should; modal verb expressing obligation or recommendation
- ihn
- Him; accusative form of third-person masculine pronoun
- manchmal
- Sometimes; adverb indicating occasional occurrence
- unentgeltlich
- Free of charge; provided without payment or compensation
- speisen
- To dine, to feed; to provide or partake in food
- und
- And; coordinating conjunction connecting words or clauses
- kleiden
- To clothe, to dress; to provide someone with clothing
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- unseren
- Our; possessive pronoun in dative or accusative plural
- erquicken
- To refresh, to revive; to restore energy or comfort
- bevor
- Before; subordinating conjunction indicating prior time
- wir
- We; first-person plural subject pronoun
- über
- Over, about; preposition indicating position or topic
- urteilen
- To judge; to form or express an opinion about someone
- Die
- The; definite article, feminine or plural nominative
- feinsten
- Finest; superlative adjective meaning most refined or delicate
- Eigenschaften
- Qualities, characteristics; distinctive features of something
- unserer
- Our; possessive pronoun in genitive singular feminine
- Natur
- Nature; the innate character or the natural world
- wie
- Like, as, how; conjunction or adverb for comparison
- Duft
- Fragrance, scent; a pleasant smell or aroma
- Früchten
- Fruits; dative plural of Frucht, edible plant produce
- können
- Can, to be able; modal verb expressing capability
- nur
- Only, just; adverb indicating limitation or exclusivity
- durch
- Through, by; preposition indicating means or passage
- behutsamstem
- Most careful, gentlest; superlative of behutsam, very cautious
- Umgang
- Interaction, handling; the way one deals with others
- bewahrt
- Preserved, protected; kept safe from harm or loss
- Dennoch
- Nevertheless, yet; conjunction indicating contrast or concession
- behandeln
- To treat, to handle; to deal with someone or something
- uns
- Us; accusative or dative first-person plural pronoun
- selbst
- Ourselves, itself; reflexive or emphatic pronoun
- einander
- Each other; reciprocal pronoun indicating mutual action
- zärtlich
- Tenderly, gently; with affection and care
- Einige
- Some, a few; indefinite pronoun indicating a small number
- euch
- You; second-person plural accusative or dative pronoun
- das
- The, that; definite article or demonstrative pronoun, neuter
- wissen
- To know; to have knowledge or awareness of facts
- alle
- All, everyone; indefinite pronoun indicating totality
- sind
- Are; third-person plural present tense of sein
- arm
- Poor; lacking financial resources or in need
- haben
- To have; auxiliary or main verb of possession
- schwer
- Hard, heavy, difficult; adjective indicating difficulty
- leben
- To live; to exist or experience life
- ringen
- To struggle, to wrestle; to strive hard against difficulty
- gleichsam
- As it were, so to speak; adverb indicating approximation
- nach
- After, toward; preposition indicating direction or sequence
- Atem
- Breath; air inhaled and exhaled during breathing
- Ich
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- zweifle
- I doubt; first-person singular present of zweifeln
- daran
- At it, about it; contracted prepositional adverb
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- einige
- Some, a few; indefinite pronoun indicating small quantity
- dieses
- This; demonstrative pronoun or article, genitive neuter
- Buch
- Book; a written or printed literary work
- lesen
- To read; to interpret written or printed words
- in
- In, into; preposition indicating location or direction
- Lage
- Position, situation; ability or state of being able
- Mahlzeiten
- Meals; occasions of eating food at set times
- bezahlen
- To pay; to give money in exchange for something
- ihr
- You, your; second-person plural pronoun or possessive
- tatsächlich
- Actually, really; adverb emphasizing truth of a statement
- gegessen
- Eaten; past participle of essen, to eat
- habt
- Have; second-person plural present of haben
- oder
- Or; coordinating conjunction presenting an alternative
- Mäntel
- Coats; plural of Mantel, outer garment for warmth
- Schuhe
- Shoes; plural of Schuh, footwear worn on feet
- schnell
- Fast, quickly; adjective or adverb indicating speed
- abnutzen
- To wear out; to deteriorate through use over time
- bereits
- Already; adverb indicating something has occurred before now
- abgenutzt
- Worn out; past participle of abnutzen, deteriorated through use
- dieser
- This; demonstrative pronoun, nominative masculine singular
- Seite
- Page, side; a surface or page of a book
- gekommen
- Come; past participle of kommen, to arrive or come
- seid
- Are; second-person plural present of sein
- um
- Around, in order to; preposition or conjunction of purpose
- geborgte
- Borrowed; adjective from borgen, obtained on loan
- gestohlene
- Stolen; adjective from stehlen, taken without permission
- verbringen
- To spend time; to pass or use a period of time
- euren
- Your; possessive pronoun, dative or accusative plural
- Gläubigern
- Creditors; people to whom money is owed
- Stunde
- Hour; a unit of time equal to sixty minutes
- stehlen
- To steal; to take something without permission or payment
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