To be sure, I was poor, but I would not allow my poverty to gain the upper hand and compel me to barter away my inward convictions of duty for a temporary mess of pottage.

• 毫无疑问，我是穷，可是，我不会让贫穷左右我，迫使我用心里对于责任的信念来暂时换取一碗汤喝。