<prompt> tafsiri zifuatazo kutoka kwa swahili hadi kiingereza.ilifanana na kauli nyingine nilizokuwa nikizisoma nilipokuwa kijana mdogo zilizoandikwa na mwandishi huyu huyu, na zilionekana kuweka viwango vya juu sana vya wokovu kiasi kwamba hata nilijiuliza kwa nini nilijaribu kuutafuta wokovu.  <response>: it was like other statements i used to read when i was a young man by this same author, and they seemed to set the bar for salvation so high that i wondered why i even tried. 