Suffering is made contagious by pity; under certain circumstances it may lead to a total sacrifice of life and living energy—a loss out of all proportion to the magnitude of the cause (—the case of the death of the Nazarene).

怜悯使苦难具有传染性；在某些情况下，它可能导致生命和活力的完全牺牲——与原因的严重程度不成比例的损失（——拿撒勒人之死的案例）。