If I am afraid to speak the truth, lest I lose affection, or lest the one concerned should say, "You do not understand, " or because I fear to lose my reputation for kindness;
我不敢说真话,恐怕因而失去别人对我的好感,或恐怕别人会说:『你不了解,』或怕损害我一向仁慈为怀的好声誉;
Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.
免得一旦马其顿人和我一同来到的时候,见你们还没有准备好,我们就因为这样信任你们而感到羞愧,你们就更不用说了。
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