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The following year Providence listened to the prayers of the poor, and the harvest was abundant.
第二年，上帝聽到了窮人的禱告，田里莊稼收成豐足。
The peasants who had been saved from starving by Flor Silin now gathered around him.
那些得到菲洛·斯林救助幸免于難的農民們，再次聚集到他家門口。
"Behold," said they, the corn you lent us. You saved our wives and children.
“斯林先生，你看看，”他們說，你送給我們糧食，救了我們的妻小。
We should have been famished but for you; may God reward you;
若不是你的仁愛之心，我們早已成為路邊餓殍；但愿上帝報答你，
he only can; all we have to give is our corn and grateful thanks.
只有上帝才能做到，我們回報你的只是糧食和真心感謝。
"I want no corn at present, my good neighbors," said he;
“好心的鄉鄰們，我現在根本不需要糧食，”菲洛說，
my harvest has exceeded all my expectations; for the rest, thank heaven: I have been but an humble instrument.
我的收成超過了最好期待，至于我所做的，感謝天上圣父，我不過是個卑微的踐行者。
They urged him in vain. "No," said he, I shall not accept your corn.
他們反復勸說菲洛，終究還是徒勞。“鄉親們，別這樣，”菲洛說，我不會接受你們的糧食。
If you have superfluities, share them among your poor neighbors, who, being unable to sow their fields last autumn, are still in want;
如果你們手中糧食富余，不如將糧食送給更為貧苦的鄉鄰。去年秋天，不少人無法播種，
let us assist them, my dear friends; the Almighty will bless us for it.
他們眼下仍需要糧食，我們為何不向他們伸出救援之手？朋友們，天主為此佑福我們。
"Yes," replied the grateful peasants, our poor neighbors shall have this corn.
“好吧。”心懷感激的村民們異口同聲地說。那些窮人需要幫助，
They shall know it is to you that they owe this timely succor, and join to teach their children the debt of gratitude due to your benevolent heart.
那些窮人需要幫助，他們肯定亦會知道，拯救之道在于眾人援手，由于你們的仁愛之心，他們將教育后代學會如何感恩。
Silin raised his tearful eyes to heaven. An angel might have envied him his feelings.
菲洛說著，仰望天空，眼眶淚水充盈，或許，快樂的天使正欣羨地注視著他。
