中文版本：

翻译：
heery0710@126.com
编辑：
mao_zhe

英文版本：

Dear Theo,

The path is narrow, therefore we must be careful. You know how others have arrived where we want to go, let us take that simple road too.

Ora et Labora, [ Pray and work 祈祷和工作] let us do our daily work, whatever the hand finds to do, with all our strength 力量 and let us believe that God will give good gifts, a part that will not be taken away, to those who ask Him for it.

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature 创造物 : old things are passed away; behold 瞧！all things are become new!” [2 Cor. v.17.]

I am going to destroy all my books by Michelet, etc. I wish you would do the same. 我要销毁所有米什莱的书，我希望你也这样做。（凡高曾很推崇米什莱的《爱》见 Letter 020，因为那时他正在恋爱。可如今他开始拒绝这些书了。）

How I am longing for Christmas, but let us have patience, it will come soon enough.

Courage, lad; my compliments to all the friends, and believe me,

Your loving brother,

Vincent

As soon as possible I will send the money for the frames 画框 . When I write to Mr. Tersteeg 特斯蒂格 , I will tell him that for the moment I am rather short of cash 现金 ; I asked our cashier to hold back every month a part of my salary as I shall want a lot of money around Christmas for my journey, etc., 我请我们的出纳员每月从我的工资里拿出一些攒起来，以便我圣诞节回家用。 however I hope to send it before long.

翻译：Mrs. Johanna van Gogh-Bonger
编辑：Robert Harrison
出版：The Complete Letters of Vincent van Gogh, Publisher: Bulfinch, 1991