该句使用平行结构呈现人类与动物共同的衰老现象。
At seventy, humility is the key.
In times of urgency, people seek kin, just as birds seek the woods.
When others praise you, it is a flower; when you praise yourself, it is a joke.
As the saying goes: People respect those who have, and dogs bite the unsightly.
As humans age and eyes dim, eagles age and claws blunt.
People fear hunger, and the land fears barrenness.
As the old saying goes: People fear excessive talk, and life fears human interference.
People fear losing face, just as trees fear losing bark.
People fear heartbreak, just as trees fear being stripped.
People fear being alone, and tigers fear the pack.
The strong are beset by illness, and the weak are plagued by it.
As the saying goes: The diligent avoid illness, while the lazy invite it.
The diligent grow crops, while the lazy grow weeds.
As the saying goes: A lifetime passes in a single season.
Some people are genuinely good, while others are sharp like aged ginger.
Humans are iron, food is steel; without fertilizer, crops fail.
Humans are iron, food is steel; three days without food, and one feels weak.
When humans are thin, their faces are yellow; when the land is poor, harvests are low.
人活七十稀，请教不为低。
人急投亲，鸟急投林。
人家夸，一朵花；自己夸，人笑话。
俗语道：人敬有的，狗咬丑的。
人老眼昏，鹰老爪钝。
人怕饿，地怕荒。
老古话说：人怕话多，活怕人做。
人怕没脸，树怕没皮。
人怕伤心，树怕剥皮。
人怕信心齐，虎怕成群。
人强人欺病，人弱病欺人。
俗语道：人勤病就懒，人懒病就勤。
人勤地长苗，人懒地长草。
俗话说：人生一世，草生一秋。
人是实的好，姜是老的辣。
人是铁，饭是钢，地里缺肥庄稼荒。
人是铁，饭是钢，三日不吃饿得慌。
人瘦脸皮黄，地瘦少打粮。