He thought of the Gospel text not because he considered himself wise – he did not – but because he could not help knowing that he was more intelligent than his wife and Agatha Mikhaylovna; he could not help knowing that when he thought about death he thought with all the powers of his soul.
Evocaba las palabras del Evangelio no porque se considerase sabio, sino porque no podía ignorar que era más inteligente que su mujer y que Agafia Mijailovna, ni podía desconocer tampoco que, cuando pensaba en la muerte, lo hacía con todas las fuerzas de su alma.