也有人譯成：When you touch black, you become black, when you touch red, you become red.
英語國家中也有壹些相近的表達方式：
One takes the behavior of one’s company.(壹個人的行為，往往受到朋友的影響。)
One takes on the attributes of one’s associates. (attributes 復數時是指品質、特性；associates指朋友、同事)
Watch the company you keep！（小心交朋友！）
As one who lies with dogs will ride with fleas, how could your son learn anything good by mixing with those people? (就象和狗躺在壹起的人身上會爬滿虱子，妳兒子跟那些人混在壹起,能學出個好樣來?)