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指人彙聚的場所，以及粗俗鄙陋的氣息，都一定要徹底戒止。
Be sure to stay away from coarse and vulgar manners.
有句話說﹕「口開神氣散。」的確！話說多了是很傷神。所以當父母師長苦口婆心諄諄教誨我們時，不要嫌他們唠叨，反而應該聽從，以表敬重；須知他們正在嘔心瀝血，耗損著自己的生命來教化我們哩！但是，假如有人以串門聊天爲樂，這種人就算因此耗神短命，也不值得敬重了！爲什麼呢？
It is said, "When the mouth opens, one”s energy scatters." It”s true! Talking a lot can really be exhausting. And so when our parents or teachers earnestly admonish us, instead of being annoyed at their fussing, we should respectfully obey their words. We should realize that they are expending their life-blood and energy to teach us. However, people who exhaust themselves through idle chatter do not deserve our respect. Why not
你或許會說﹕有的人只是話多，心裏頭藏不住一點兒秘密，並不兩舌惡口，應該不算大毛病吧？其實不然。須知「舌動是非生」，即使那個人不存心搬弄是非，是非已經由口耳相傳，而在空氣中浮沈泛濫，最後還是難免弄到有人生氣，有人傷心，甚至引發悲劇，更別提一些個故意搬弄是非，或是绮語妄言的人了！所以沒事最好少開口，非說不可時，也應有憑有據，長話短說；切不可加油添醋，以免「禍從口出」，損人又不利己，何苦來哉？
You might say, "Some people are just talkative because they cannot keep things to themselves. If they do not cause dissension or say mean things, talking should not be a big offense." Actually, that is not so. You should know, "When the tongue wags, there is bound to be gossip." Even if the person did not mean to gossip, his words are spread by word of mouth and float in the air; it is very likely that someone will end up getting upset or hurt, even to the point that a tragedy occurs. How much the worse it is if someone deliberately spreads rumors or speaks profane or false words. Therefore, it is best to avoid talking when possible, and when it is absolutely necessary, speak only the facts and don”t ramble on and on. At all costs, avoid exaggerating or embellishing the truth, for "disasters emerge from the mouth." Such talk hurts others and is unbeneficial to oneself, so why speak it？
在古早的臺灣民俗故事裏，「白賊七」是個家喻戶曉的小人物。他怎麼叫做白賊七呢？「白賊」，是閩南語「騙子」、「謊話」或「欺騙」的意思。他在大家族排行第七，自小父母雙亡，跟著叔嬸過活。他不但反應敏捷，口才也好極了。見了什麼人，遇著什麼事，他無不唱作俱佳，繪聲繪影地把沒的說成有了，死的也說活轉過來，只可惜都是謊話順口溜，所…
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