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The portionless, who struggle with no such unnecessary inherited encumbrances, find it labor enough to subdue and cultivate a few cubic feet of flesh.

그러한 불필요한 상속된 부담을 전혀 지지 않고 분투하는 무일푼의 사람들은, 몇 입방 피트의 살덩이를 억제하고 가꾸는 것만으로도 충분한 노동이라고 여긴다.

But men labor under a mistake.

그러나 사람들은 착각 속에서 수고한다.

The better part of the man is soon plowed into the soil for compost.

사람의 더 나은 부분은 곧 퇴비가 되어 흙 속으로 갈려 들어간다.

By a seeming fate, commonly called necessity, they are employed, as it says in an old book, laying up treasures which moth and rust will corrupt and thieves break through and steal.

흔히 필연이라 불리는 겉보기의 운명에 의해, 그들은 오래된 책에 쓰여 있듯이, 좀과 녹이 썩게 하고 도둑이 뚫고 들어와 훔쳐 갈 보물을 쌓는 일에 종사한다.

It is a fool's life, as they will find when they get to the end of it, if not before.

그것은 어리석은 자의 삶이니, 그들은 그 끝에 이르렀을 때, 아니 그 전에라도 그것을 깨닫게 될 것이다.

It is said that Deucalion and Pyrrha created men by throwing stones over their heads behind them:—

데우칼리온과 피라가 돌을 머리 뒤로 던져 인간을 창조했다고 전해진다:—

Inde genus durum sumus, experiensque laborum, Et documenta damus quâ simus origine nati.

Inde genus durum sumus, experiensque laborum, Et documenta damus quâ simus origine nati.

Or, as Raleigh rhymes it in his sonorous way,—

혹은 롤리가 그의 웅장한 방식으로 운율을 맞추듯이,—

"From thence our kind hard-hearted is, enduring pain and care, Approving that our bodies of a stony nature are."

"그로부터 우리 인류는 냉혹하게 되어, 고통과 근심을 견디며, 우리의 몸이 돌의 본성을 지님을 증명한다."

So much for a blind obedience to a blundering oracle, throwing the stones over their heads behind them, and not seeing where they fell.

이것이 바로 그릇된 신탁에 맹목적으로 복종하여, 돌을 머리 뒤로 던지면서도 그것이 어디에 떨어지는지 보지 않은 결과이다.

Most men, even in this comparatively free country, through mere ignorance and mistake, are so occupied with the factitious cares and superfluously coarse labors of life that its finer fruits cannot be plucked by them.

대부분의 사람들은, 이 비교적 자유로운 나라에서조차, 순전한 무지와 착각으로 인해, 삶의 인위적인 근심과 지나치게 거친 노동에 너무나 사로잡혀 있어서 삶의 더 고운 열매를 따지 못한다.

Their fingers, from excessive toil, are too clumsy and tremble too much for that.

과도한 노동으로 인해 그들의 손가락은 너무 굳어 있고 너무 많이 떨려 그럴 수가 없다.

Vocabulary

그러한
geureuhan — Such, of that kind or nature
불필요한
bulpiryohan — Unnecessary, not needed or required
상속된
sangsokdoen — Inherited, passed down from previous generations
부담을
budameul — Burden (object marker), a heavy obligation or load
전혀
jeonhyeo — Not at all, completely without exception
지지
jiji — Support, backing, or encouragement for someone
않고
anko — Without doing, negating and continuing to next clause
분투하는
buntuhaneun — Struggling, fighting hard against difficulties
무일푼의
muipunui — Penniless, having absolutely no money whatsoever
사람들은
saramdeureun — People (topic marker), referring to persons generally
myeot — A few, several, an unspecified small number
입방
ipbang — Cubic, relating to three-dimensional volume measurement
살덩이를
saldeongireul — Flesh, a chunk or mass of bodily meat
억제하고
eokjehago — Suppressing and, controlling or restraining something
가꾸는
gakkuneun — Tending, cultivating, or nurturing something carefully
것만으로도
geotmaneuroedo — Even just by doing that alone is enough
충분한
chungbunhan — Sufficient, adequate, or enough for the purpose
노동이라고
nodongirago — Calling it labor, referring to it as work
여긴다
yeoginda — Considers, regards, or thinks of as something
그러나
geureona — However, but, used to introduce a contrast
착각
chakgak — Illusion, mistaken perception or false belief
속에서
sogeso — Inside, within, in the middle of something
수고한다
sugohanda — Toils, labors hard with great effort and trouble
사람의
saramui — Person's, possessive form referring to a human
deo — More, to a greater degree or extent
나은
naen — Better, superior or improved compared to before
부분은
bubbuneun — Part (topic marker), a portion or section of something
got — Soon, shortly, before long in time
퇴비가
toebiga — Compost (subject marker), decomposed organic fertilizer material
되어
doeo — Becoming, transitioning into a different state
heuk — Soil, earth, dirt found in the ground
속으로
sogeuro — Into, moving toward the inside of something
갈려
gallyeo — Being ground up, crushed finely into pieces
들어간다
deureoganda — Enters, goes into or inside something
흔히
heunhi — Commonly, often, frequently in everyday experience
필연이라
piryeonira — Called necessity, referring to something as inevitable fate
불리는
bullineun — Called, named, or referred to as something
겉보기의
geotbogiui — Apparent, seeming on the surface or outwardly
운명에
unmyeonge — To fate, toward or concerning one's destiny
의해
uihae — By means of, due to, caused by something
그들은
geudeureun — They (topic marker), referring to those people
오래된
oraedoen — Old, aged, having existed for a long time
책에
chaege — In a book, within written pages of text
쓰여
sseuryeo — Written, recorded in written form somewhere
있듯이
itdeusi — Just as it is written or stated somewhere
좀과
jomgwa — Moth and, small insect that damages stored goods
녹이
nogi — Rust (subject marker), oxidized corrosion on metal
썩게
sseokge — Causing to rot or decay completely away
하고
hago — Doing and, connecting two actions together
도둑이
doduki — Thief (subject marker), a person who steals things
뚫고
ttulko — Breaking through, piercing and continuing to next action
들어와
deureowa — Coming in, entering a place from outside
훔쳐
humchyeo — Stealing, taking something that belongs to another
gal — Will go, future tense of going somewhere
보물을
bomureul — Treasure (object marker), precious or valuable stored items
쌓는
ssahneun — Accumulating, piling up or stacking things together
일에
ire — In the work of, engaged in a task
종사한다
jongsahanda — Engages in, is occupied with a particular work
그것은
geugeoseun — That (topic marker), referring to something previously mentioned
어리석은
eoriseokeun — Foolish, lacking wisdom or good judgment
자의
jaui — Person's, possessive referring to a certain individual
삶이니
salmini — It is the life of, concluding about a lifestyle
geu — That, referring to something previously mentioned
끝에
kkeute — At the end, at the conclusion or final point
이르렀을
ireureosseul — Having arrived at, having reached a certain point
ttae — Time, when, the moment something occurs
아니
ani — No, not, used for negation or contradiction
전에라도
jeoneraldo — Even before, prior to a certain time or event
그것을
geugeoseul — That (object marker), referring to something mentioned before
깨닫게
kkaedatge — Come to realize, reach understanding or awareness of something
doel — Will become, future potential transformation or change
것이다
geosida — It is the case that, asserting a fact
돌을
doreul — Stone (object marker), a hard rock or pebble
머리
meori — Head, the upper part of the human body
뒤로
dwiro — Behind, toward the back direction
던져
deonjyeo — Throwing, casting an object through the air
인간을
inganeul — Humans (object marker), mankind or human beings generally
창조했다고
changjohaeudago — It is said they created, reporting act of creation
전해진다
jeonhaejinda — Is transmitted, handed down as tradition or legend
혹은
hogeun — Or, alternatively, used to present another option
그의
geuui — His, possessive pronoun referring to a male person
웅장한
ungjanghan — Grand, magnificent, majestic in scale or style
방식으로
bangsigEuro — In the manner of, in a particular style or way
운율을
unyureul — Rhyme (object marker), rhythmic pattern in poetry
맞추듯이
matchudeusi — Just as one fits or matches rhythm in verse
그로부터
geurobuto — From that, from him or from that point onward
우리
uri — We, our, first person plural pronoun
인류는
inlyuneun — Humankind (topic marker), all of humanity as a whole
냉혹하게
naenghokage — Harshly, coldly, without mercy or compassion
고통과
gotonggwa — Pain and, suffering combined with another noun
근심을
geunsimeul — Worry (object marker), anxiety or concern about something
견디며
gyeondimyeo — Enduring while, bearing hardship and continuing on
우리의
uriui — Our, possessive form of the first person plural
몸이
momi — Body (subject marker), the physical human form
돌의
dorui — Stone's, possessive referring to the nature of rock
본성을
bonseongEul — Nature (object marker), inherent character or essence of something
지님을
jinimeul — Possessing (object marker), having or holding a quality
증명한다
jeungmyeonghanda — Proves, demonstrates or confirms a fact or truth
이것이
igeosi — This (subject marker), referring to what was just stated
바로
baro — Exactly, precisely, right at this very point
그릇된
geureotdoen — Mistaken, wrong, based on a false premise
신탁에
sintake — To the oracle, toward a divine or prophetic pronouncement
맹목적으로
maengmokjeogEuro — Blindly, without questioning or thinking critically
복종하여
bokjonghayeo — Obeying, submitting and complying with authority or command
던지면서도
deonjimyeonseodo — Even while throwing, casting despite the circumstance
그것이
geugeosi — That (subject marker), referring to something previously mentioned
어디에
eodie — Where, at what place or location something lands
떨어지는지
tteoreojineUnji — Whether it falls, indirect question about landing place
보지
boji — Not seeing, failing to observe or notice something
않은
aneun — Did not, negative modifier for a past action
결과이다
gyeolgwaida — Is the result, this is the outcome or consequence
대부분의
daebubunui — Most of, the majority portion of something
i — This, a demonstrative pronoun for nearby things
비교적
bigyojeok — Relatively, comparatively speaking in relation to others
자유로운
jayuroun — Free, enjoying liberty and independence from constraints
나라에서조차
naraeseojoCha — Even in a country, including within a free nation
순전한
Pure, sheer, complete without any mixture or doubt
무지와
mujigwa — Ignorance and, lack of knowledge combined with another
착각으로
chakgagEuro — Due to illusion, because of mistaken perception
인해
inhae — Due to, because of, caused by something
삶의
salmui — Life's, possessive referring to aspects of living
인위적인
inwuijegin — Artificial, man-made, not naturally occurring
근심과
geunsimgwa — Worry and, anxiety combined with another concern
지나치게
jinachige — Excessively, too much, beyond a reasonable degree
거친
geochin — Rough, coarse, harsh in texture or nature
노동에
nodонge — In labor, engaged in hard physical toil
너무나
neomuna — So very, extremely, to an overwhelming degree
사로잡혀
sarojabbyeo — Captured by, completely seized or consumed by something
있어서
isseoseo — Because of being in, due to a state
고운
goun — Fine, delicate, soft and beautiful in quality
열매를
yeolmaereul — Fruit (object marker), the produce or result of effort
따지
ttaji — Not pluck, failing to pick or gather fruit
못한다
mothanda — Cannot do, is unable to perform an action
과도한
gwadohan — Excessive, more than what is needed or appropriate
노동으로
nodongEuro — Due to labor, because of hard physical work
그들의
geudeului — Their, possessive pronoun for a group of people
손가락은
songaragEun — Fingers (topic marker), the digits of the human hand
너무
neomu — Too, excessively, more than the proper amount
굳어
gudeo — Having hardened, becoming stiff and rigid over time
있고
itgo — Is and, existing while connecting to next clause
많이
mani — A lot, much, to a great degree or quantity
떨려
tteollyeo — Trembling, shaking uncontrollably due to some cause
그럴
geureol — To do so, referring to doing that action
수가
suga — Ability (subject marker), the capacity to do something
없다
eopda — There is not, expressing absence or inability
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