ず negative verb


This is from one of the readings in 中級から学ぶ日本語 workbook (Ch.16), about a man
who has just retired and is sitting back with a beer thinking about how hard
he worked and whether it was all worth it. There are a couple of sentences in
there that use the ず form which are confusing me:

> There were also those terrible times when I had to go away on business three
> times a month. それでも別に不満には思わず人の倍働き、今日定年を迎えたのだ。

I'm guessing it means something like, 'Yet, without being aware of my
dissatisfaction, and working twice as hard as others(?), today I welcome in my
retirement.' But I'm not sure if 別に不満には思わず modifies 人 as in 'a person who is
dissatisfied without knowing', or if there are three clauses in there 1) not
realising my(?) dissatisfaction, 2) working twice as hard as a normal person
(??), 3) welcome in my retirement.

> I would think 'I'm quitting! But if I quit, what could I do? The world is a
> tough place, I have to support my family.' These thoughts troubled me.
> だれにも言わず、だれにも言えず、苦しんだ。

Does this mean 'Not telling anyone, and not being able to tell anyone, I
suffered through it'?




Sorry but both Eric Wang and e2r2i2k2 are incorrect. 言わず is similar to 言わないで,
not 言わない (unless it's placed at the end of a sentence). And this 思わず is a
negative adverbial which modifies 働き. ず never modifies a noun.

ず ≒ ずに ≒ ないで  
（ 思わず ＝ negative of 思い ）≒ 思わずに ≒ （ 思わないで ＝ negative of 思って ）

So the sentence means: "Having worked twice as hard as others without feeling
unhappy in particular, today I'm having the day of retirement".




Sorry but both Eric Wang and e2r2i2k2 are incorrect. 言わず is similar to 言わないで,
not 言わない (unless it's placed at the end of a sentence). And this 思わず is a
negative adverbial which modifies 働き. ず never modifies a noun.

ず ≒ ずに ≒ ないで  
（ 思わず ＝ negative of 思い ）≒ 思わずに ≒ （ 思わないで ＝ negative of 思って ）

So the sentence means: "Having worked twice as hard as others without feeling
unhappy in particular, today I'm having the day of retirement".

