What a pity, when a man looks at himself in the glass,

多么可悲，一个人看着镜中的自己，

He doesn't bark at it, like a dog does,

没有像狗一样对它狂吠，

Or fluff up in indignant fury, like a cat!

也没有像猫一样竖起毛须愤愤不已！

What a pity he takes himself seriously, and draws a moral lesson.

他严肃自省，得出一套道德教训，啊，这多么可悲！