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　　貧

　　wu

　　chan

　　fu

　　wu

　　jiao

　　pin

　　不要

　　曲意奉承

　　富貴的人

　　不要

　　驕傲、看不起

　　貧賤的人

　　do not

　　to be obsequious

　　the rich

　　do not

　　to be arrogant

　　the poor

　　不要谄媚富貴，也不要傲視貧賤。

　　We should not flatter the rich or look down on the poor.

　　勿

　　厭

　　故

　　，

　　勿

　　喜

　　新

　　wu

　　yan

　　gu

　　wu

　　xi

　　xin

　　不要

　　厭棄

　　舊的(人事物)

　　不要

　　喜愛

　　新的(人事物)

　　do not

　　to dislike

　　what is old

　　do not

　　to delight in

　　what is new

　　不要厭棄故舊，也不要喜愛新奇。

　　What is old need not be rejected; what is new need not be sought after.

　　在一般的社會裏，有兩種很要不得的風氣，一種是對請益者「秘技藏私」，對有能者「嫉妒障礙」；另一種是對優勢群「趨炎附勢」，對弱勢群「落井下石」。怎麼說呢？

　　In society, there are two kinds of contemptible behavior. The first is to keep your skill and knowledge to yourself and refuse to impart them to those who request to be taught, being jealous and obstructive of those who have ability .The second is to draw near to those who are powerful, hoping to get some influence from them, while making things worse for those who are weak and in a bad situation. What do I mean

　　第一種的壞風氣，是自己有某方面的學識技藝，人家來請教時，悭吝不肯指導傳授，生怕別人學成了比自己更行 ，總要藏一手，不肯傾囊相授；到最後，這些學識技藝跟他進了棺材，就此失傳了！而這種人多半自視甚高，對外呢，不是輕蔑，就是妒忌；不但同行相忌，異行也互相诋毀攻讦，弄得社會烏煙瘴氣，雞犬不甯。

　　The first kind of vile practice is when people stingily refuse to impart knowledge and skills to those who seek instruction, out of fear that others will surpass them. Such people always hold something back and don”t pass on all that they know. In the end, their skills and knowledge go with them into the coffin and are lost forever! These people usually have an overly high opinion of themselves and regard others with either contempt or jealousy. Not only are they jealous of th…

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