THE JUDGE

THE JUDGE

Say of him what you please,
but I know my child's feelings.

I do not love him because he is good,
but because he is my little child.

How should you know how dear he can be when you try to weigh his merits against his faults?

When I must punish him he becomes all the more a part of my being.

When I cause his tears to come my heart weeps with him.

I alone have a right to blame and punish,
For he only made chastise who loves.

法官

你想说他什么就尽情的说吧，
但我了解我孩子的缺点。

我不是因为他好才爱他的，
只是因为他是我的小宝贝。

如果你只是衡量他的优缺点，
你怎么明白他是多么的可爱？

但我必须惩罚他时，
他更成为我生命中的一部分了。

当我让他流泪时，
我的心也跟着一起哭泣。

只有我才有权去责罚他,
因为只有深爱他的人才可以惩戒他。