【44】平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚。
——谚语 杨嗣昌《杨文弱先生集》（清初刻本）卷四十五

投票：外方评委 8人投票 ★ ，中方评委 5人投票 ●

1．Burning incense on a regular basis works better than clasping the Buddha's feet in dire need．

（冯雷译） ★★●●

2．Last minute prayers won't be answered．

（吴春晓译） ★●●

3．One never burns incense to pray for Buddha's blessing until he's between the beetle and the block．

（张晓阳译） ●●●

4．People pray to Buddha only when they need help．

（董秀静译） ●●●

5．Worship daily instead of praying only when you are in bad need．

（王梅兰译） ★★

6．A shortcut usually does not work！

（孙玲玲译） ★★

7．They burn incense to pray only when facing a burning issue．

（石永浩译） ●●

8．He who doesn't burn incense worships Buddha in emergency．

（魏红霞译） ★

9．He doesn't invest in peacetime，but will seek help from Buddha at emergency．

（董庆瑗译） ★

10．Procrastinate until the last minute panic．

（田璐译） ★

11．To hold Buddha's feet is a last resort for those who fail to burn incense on a daily basis．

（何艳译） ★ j8VmQrB2RxrrRflFjgwsKk6VwMZovzzFSOPQk2Y+E3p/a6EEOo+P3LonS+nGfZLy