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The holy rest of this ever-memorable day is a barrier which is always broken down before men become giants in sin.
這個永遠值得紀念的神圣日子，始終都是在人們稱為罪惡的巨人之前被打破的一道藩籬。
Blackstone, in his Commentaries on the Laws of England, remarks that quote
布萊克斯頓在他對英格蘭法律進行評價時指出，
"a corruption of morals usually follows a profanation of the Sabbath." Close quote
“道德敗壞通常都伴隨著對安息日的褻瀆。”
It is an observation of Lord Chief Justice Hale, that quote
這是英國高等法院的王座庭庭長頗具洞察力言論，
"of all the persons who were convicted of capital crimes, while he was on the bench,
即“他在審判席上時，所有犯有重大罪行的人，
he found a few only who would not confess that they began their career of wickedness
就他觀察只有少數(shù)不會坦白他們開始邪惡生涯時，
by a neglect of the duties of the Sabbath and vicious conduct on that day." Close quote
忽視了守安息日的義務，并在那天做出邪惡勾當。”
The prisons in our own land could probably tell us that they have scarcely a solitary tenant
我們自己國家監(jiān)獄的情形，或許也能告訴我們他們之所以很少設單獨的囚室的原因，
who had not broken over the restraints of the Sabbath before he was abandoned to crime.
在犯人全然陷入犯罪前，他不會違反守安息日的諸多限制和禁忌。
You may enact laws for the suppression of immorality,
為了阻止不道德行為，你可以制定相應的法律，
but the secret and silent power of the Sabbath constitutes a stronger shield to the vital interest of the community
但是守安息日的秘密和沉默的力量為社會的重大利益
than any code of penal statutes that ever was enacted.
形成了比任何成文的懲罰法典更強大的盾牌。
The Sabbath is the keystone of the arch which sustains the temple of virtue,
安息日是支撐道德殿堂拱門的那塊柱石，
which, however defaced, will survive many a rude shock so long as the foundation remains firm.
盡管受到了侵蝕，只要基礎保持牢固仍舊經(jīng)得起猛烈的打擊。
