泛 愛 眾

1. 泛 愛 眾 Chapter 5 Loving All Beings

2. 凡是人　皆須愛　天同覆　地同載 • Love all beings, for we all live under the same sky and are supported by the same earth.

3. 行高者　名自高　人所重　非貌高 • A person of good character is highly respected. • Respect is not based on external appearances.

4. 才大者　望自大　人所服　非言大 • A capable person will naturally have a good reputation. • People are not won over by boasting or self-praise.

5. 己有能　勿自私　 人所能　勿輕訾 • If we are good at something, we should be willing to use that ability to benefit others. • When we feel others are more competent than us, we should not criticize or slander them for being so.

6. 勿諂富　勿驕貧 • Neither flatter the rich nor despise the poor.

7. 勿厭故　勿喜新 • Neither ignore old friends nor take delight in only new ones.

8. 人不閑　勿事攪 When someone is busy, do not bother him.

9. 人不安　勿話擾 • When someone is troubled, do not make things worse by talking unnecessarily.

10. 人有短　切莫揭　人有私　切莫說 • We should neither expose the shortcomings of others nor disclose their private matters.

11. 道人善　即是善　人知之　愈思勉 • It is good to praise the virtuous actions of others. • Knowing that they are being praised, people will be encouraged to do better.

12. 揚人惡　即是惡　疾之甚　禍且作 • Gossiping about the wrongdoings of others is in itself wrong. • When we slander another excessively, we too will suffer harm and great misfortune.

13. 善相勸　德皆建　過不規　道兩虧 • By mutually encouraging one another to do good, both of us will improve our character. • By not advising one another to correct our respective faults, our characters will diminish.

14. 凡取與　貴分曉　與宜多　取宜少 • When we give and receive possessions, we should be clear in what we are doing. • It is better to give more and receive less.

15. 將加人　先問己　己不欲　即速已 • Before we ask others to do something, we should first ask ourselves if we would do it. • If not, then we should not ask others to do it.

16. 恩欲報　怨欲忘　 報怨短　報恩長 • We should repay the kindness of others, we should let go of our anger. • Spend less time holding grudges and more time repaying kindness.

17. 待婢僕　身貴端　雖貴端　慈而寬 • When we interact with people who serve us, we should act in ways that inspire respect. • And while being dignified and proper is important, it is also important to be kind and generous.

18. 勢服人　心不然　理服人　方無言 • If we force others to do as we wish, they will silently rebel. • But if we convince them with sound reasoning, they will happily agree without complaint.

19. 親 仁 Chapter 6 Being Close to Kind and Virtuous People

20. 同是人　類不齊　流俗眾　仁者希 • We are all human beings, but we are not the same. • Most of us are ordinary; only a few of us are kind and virtuous.

21. 果仁者　人多畏　言不諱　色不媚 • A truly virtuous person is held in awe by others. • He is not afraid to speak the truth and he does not fawn on others.

22. 能親仁　無限好　德日進　過日少 • If we associate with and learn from people of great virtue, we will benefit greatly. • Day by day our own virtues will grow and our faults will lessen.

23. 不親仁　無限害　小人進　百事壞 • If we do not associate with and learn from these people, we will suffer a great loss. • We will attract people without virtue, and nothing we do will succeed.

24. 餘 力 學 文 • Chapter 7 • After Doing the Above, • the Arts Come Next

25. 不力行　但學文　長浮華　成何人 • If we acquire knowledge but do not sincerely apply what we have learned, • we will have only increased our conceit. What then will we become?

26. 但力行　不學文　任己見　昧理真 • If we are sincere in what we are doing but not acquiring knowledge, • we will only be stubbornly following our viewpoints. We will never see the truth.

27. 讀書法　有三到　心眼口　信皆要 • When studying, our mind, eyes, and mouth must be focused on our learning. • All three must be wholeheartedly dedicated to learning.

28. 方讀此　勿慕彼　此未終　彼勿起 • When reading a book, do not contemplate another. • If we have not completed one, do not start another.

29. 寬為限　緊用功　工夫到　滯塞通 • In our studies, we should set a reasonable timetable and then study hard. • With enough time and effort, we will thoroughly understand the text.

30. 心有疑　隨札記　 就人問　求確義 • If we have a question, we should make a note of it. • Then ask the person who knows the answer.

31. 房室清　牆壁淨　 几案潔　筆硯正 • We should keep our room clean, our desk tidy, and our pens and pencils in their proper place.

32. 墨磨偏　心不端　字不敬　心先病 • If we do not properly care for our writing tools, it shows carelessness. • If our words are written sloppily, it shows disrespect.

33. 列典籍　有定處　 讀看畢　還原處 • Books should be organized and placed on the bookshelves in their proper places. • After reading a book, we should put it back where it belongs

34. 雖有急　卷束齊有缺壞　就補之 • Even when in a hurry, we should carefully put our book away. • If it is damaged, we should repair it.

35. 非聖書　屏勿視　蔽聰明　壞心志 • Do not read books that are untruthful or immoral, • for these will block our wisdom and undermine our aspirations.

36. 勿自暴　勿自棄　 聖與賢　可馴致 • We should not, because of our arrogance, harm ourselves by doing something improper. • We should not, because of our lack of confidence, give up on ourselves. • With effort, we will gradually become a noble person.