To be wasted, however, is a liability not confined to unproductive labour. Productive labour may equally be wasted, if more of it is expended than really conduces to production.

• 然而，浪费是一种不局限于非生产性劳动的倾向，生产性劳动如果所花费掉的多于 对生产的实际贡献，也可能同样被浪费掉。