Thanks to Catherine Zhao for the translation
朋友，像天上的日月星辰，
风行万里，光耀乾坤；
朋友，如身边的衣食住行，
须臾难舍，伴随人生。
Friends are like the sun, moon and stars in the sky,
Popular in thousands of miles, glorious world;
Friends are like food, clothing and transportation
It’s hard to let go, always in your life.
有人抱怨，朋友是天上流云变幻无常；
有人慨叹，朋友是雨水入地难觅难寻。
也许，问题不在朋友，
而在怎样理解朋友，理解友情。
Some people complain that friends are changing all the time without prediction;
Some people lamented that friends are difficult to find like rain reaches the ground.
Maybe the problem is not with friends,
But in understanding friends, we will understand friendship.
朋友情，应该是雪中送炭，
关心对方冷暖，哪怕雨雪纷纷；
朋友意，一定是不离不弃，
珍惜昔日旧情，桃花潭水深深。
Friendship should be a gift from the snow,
Concerned about the other party’s cold and warm, even if rain and snow are one after another;
Friendship, you must be inseparable,
Cherish the old feelings of the past, the water of Taohua Lake is deep
没有情意的互助，
那是商场交易，也就热乎一阵。
缺乏信任的热络，
如同官场游戏，关系随权力浮沉。
Mutual aid without affection,
that was like a trade and will only be warm for a while.
Lack of trust,
Like political games, relationships rise and fall with power.
这是一个互惠互利的世界，
不必责怪人们难脱凡尘。
这是一个看重人心的社会，
谁会对酒肉朋友真的当真？
交换归交换，人心是人心，
重情情天长远，多义义海水深……
This is a world of mutual benefit,
Don’t blame people for being indifferent.
This is a society that values people’s hearts,
Who really takes fair-weather friends seriously?
Exchange is exchange, the heart is the heart,
Long-term love, long-term love, deep water…
朋友没法单向去找，
做强自己，才有魅力吸引他人；
朋友不是为了有用，
自己发光，光耀周围温暖他人。
朋友是一壶老酒，
发小情感久远，浓烈而深醇；
朋友是天上祥云，
平时各就各位，逢旱播撒甘霖。
Friends cannot be found by one-way,
Strengthen yourself to attract others
Friends are not for usefulness,
Glowing by yourself, shining around to warm others.
The friend is a pot of old wine,
Long-term emotions, strong and deep;
Friends are auspicious clouds,
Everyone usually attends, and sows in the drought.
朋友无须用美言修饰，
几件小事就能知人知心。
朋友单纯能化敌为友，
让精明的人变得诚恳。
Friends don’t need to be decorated with good words,
A few small things can be understood.
Friends can simply turn enemies into friends,
Let smart people become sincere.
朋友在哪里？
泥沙俱下的是利益，
浪淘沙后的是真诚。
平湖秋月愿君好，
高山流水有知音。
Where are your friends?
Sediment is the benefit,
After filtering the left is sincere.
Hope you are doing well,
and find your soulmate friend.
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