Seven times have I despised my soul:
我曾七次鄙视自己的灵魂

——Kahlil Gibran

The first time when I saw her being meek that she might attain height.
第一次, 当她故作谦卑, 以求晋升.

The second time when I saw her limping before the crippled.
第二次, 当她在跛者前, 步履蹒跚.

The third time when she was given to choose between the hard and the easy, and she chose the easy.
第三次, 当她在容易和困难间, 选择容易.

The fourth time when she committed a wrong, and comforted herself that others also commit wrong.
第四次, 当她犯错, 却借他人之错宽慰自己.

The fifth time when she forbore for weakness, and attributed her patience to strength.
第五次, 当她因软弱而隐忍, 却标榜坚韧.

The sixth time when she despised the ugliness of a face, and knew not that it was one of her own masks.
第六次, 当她鄙夷旁人之丑, 却不知其为自己面具之一.

And the seventh time when she sang a song of praise, and deemed it a virtue.
第七次, 当她唱诵赞歌, 并视之为美德