Older men, men of long standing in the town, men of far greater wealth — realised and turned into land, while his was all floating capital, engaged in his trade — looked to him for prompt, ready wisdom.

年长的人，在城里久负盛名的人，富有得多的人——变现并变成土地，而他的全部是流动资本，从事他的贸易——向他寻求迅速、现成的智慧。