The querulous old man refused to be put on the shelf.

那个爱抱怨的老人不肯让人撇在一边。

It is our own fault if we are querulous or ill-humoured;

我们好争吵或者脾气坏是我们自己的过错；

And thus it is that time goes by while I give it to every querulous man who claims it, and thine altar is empty of all offerings to the last.

因此，在我把时间让给每一个性急的，向我索要时间的人，我的时间就虚度了，最后你的神坛上就没有一点祭品。

I therefore advise those critical querulous discontented unhappy people that if they wish to be respected and beloved by others and happy in themselves they should leave off looking at the ugly leg.

因此，我劝告那些苛刻挑剔、牢骚满腹、事事不满、郁郁寡欢的人们，如果他们希望自己受人敬爱而享有幸福，他就应该不再去看人家难看的腿。