In this way he lived, not knowing or seeing any possibility of knowing what he was or why he lived in the world, and he suffered so much from that ignorance that he was afraid he might commit suicide, while at the same time he was firmly cutting his own particular definite path through life.
Sin embargo, Levin continuamente, muchas veces, se preguntaba qué era él y por qué y para qué estaba en el mundo; y el no hallar una contestación concreta le atormentaba hasta tal punto que pensaba en el suicidio. Pero, a pesar de ello, continuaba firme en su camino.