«Después --añadió la santa--, el pobre hombre ha tenido que valerse de
mil arbitrios no muy limpios para poder vivir, porque es preciso
vivir... Hay que ser indulgente con la miseria, y otorgarle un poquitín
de licencia para el mal».
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"Then," the holy woman added, "the poor man has had to resort to all sorts of shady tricks to get by, because a man's got to live... One must be lenient with destitution and grant it a little leeway for wrongdoing."
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markvanroode 10194
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"Then," the holy woman added, "the poor man has had to resort to all sorts of shady tricks to get by, because a man's got to live... The poor man has had to resort to a thousand not-so-clean expedients to make a living, for one must live... One must be lenient with destitution and grant it a little leeway for wrongdoing."
Translated by
markvanroode 10194
1 month ago
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"Then, the holy woman added, "the poor man has had to resort to all sorts of shady tricks to get by, because a man's got to live... The poor man has had to resort to a thousand not-so-clean expedients to make a living, for one must live... One must be lenient with destitution and grant it a little leeway for wrongdoing."
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markvanroode 10194
1 month ago
Discussion
Oops! Thanks, marina.
by markvanroode 1 month agoHi Mark. You have left your 2 translations.
by marina 1 month ago1) the poor man has had to resort to all sorts of shady tricks to get by, because a man's got to live...
2) The poor man has had to resort to a thousand not-so-clean expedients to make a living, for one must live.
Merci.
by markvanroode 1 month ago''Then, ''
by Boot2 1 month ago"the poor man ...... The poor man has had
by marina 1 month agoYou'll have to choose. ;-)