The first-rte parents love their children and train them in the way of sages.
The second-rate parents provide for their children”s needs and help them establish families and businesses.
The third-rate parents pamper their children and leave them to idle away.
The fourth-rate parents do not train their children, but rather often mistreat them.
一等兒女：孝悌恭敬，晨昏定省
二等兒女：供親所需，敬業樂業
叁等兒女：遊閑疏懶，結交損友
劣等兒女：作奸犯科，忤親逆倫
The first-rate children show filial piety and address their parents morning and evening.
The second-rate children work hard to fulfill their parents” needs.
The third-rate children are lazy and make friends with bad people.
The fourth-rate children do bad thing and disobey their parents.
一等丈夫，幽默說笑，助理家務
二等丈夫，喝茶看報，贊美太太
叁等丈夫，氣勢淩人，嫌東嫌西
劣等丈夫，在外交際，遊蕩不歸
The first-rate husband has a sense of humor and helps with chores.
The second-rate husband enjoys tea with his newspaper,and praises his wife constantly.
The third-rate husband is a bully and complainer.
The fourth-rate husband revels with friends and returns home late.
一等太太，治家整潔，賢慧有德
二等太太，慰問丈夫，贊美辛勞
叁等太太，唠叨不休，嫌怪家事
劣等太太，搬是弄非，製造事端
The first-rate wife is virtuous and keeps a neat home.
The second-rate wife comforts and praises her husband.
The third-rate wife is a nag and complainer.
The fourth-rate wife gossips and makes trouble.
一等出家人：發菩提心，行菩薩道
二等出家人：發出離心，安分守道
叁等出家人：攀緣世情，俗不可耐
劣等出家人：自私自利，不守清規
The first-rate monastice have Bodhi minds and walk the path of the Bodhisattva.
The second-rate monastics aspire to be detached from worldly affairs,law-abiding,and content.
The third-rate monastics are vulgar,and inclined to worldly affairs.
The fourth-rate monastics are selfish,and reject pure precepts.
一等信徒：恭敬叁寶，助宣文教
二等信徒：護法衛僧，正知正見
叁等信徒：貢高我慢，自贊毀他
劣等信徒：正邪不分，謗僧毀法
The first-rate devotees honor the Triple Gem and help spread Buddhist teaching and education.
The second-rate devotees shelter the Dharma and the Sangha out of right understanding of Buddhism.
The third-rate devotees arrogantly praise themselves while slandering others.
The fourth-rate devotees cannot tell the true from the corrupt, but slander the Sangha and the Dharma.
一等主管：關懷員工，尊重專業
二等主管：信任授權，人性管理
叁等主管：官僚作風，氣勢淩人
劣等主管：疑心猜忌，不通人情
The first-rate managers care for their workers and respect their skills.
The second-rate managers trust their workers to do their jobs.
The third-rate managers are arrogant bureaucrats.
The fourth-rate managers are jealous,suspicious, and inconsiderate.
一等員工：敬業樂群，忠勤作務
二等員工：認真負責，無愧操守
叁等員工：偷懶怠情，胡混時光
劣等員工：製造事端，損人利己
The first-rate employees respect their jobs and co-workers,and are loyal and diligent in performance.
The second-rate employees work hard and responsibly,and are moral in their conduct.
The third-rate employees are lazy and waste time.
The fourth-rate employees incite conflicts for their own gain but others” harm.
一等同事：互相尊重，推敬其能
二等同事：合作無間，互補互信
叁等同事：孤僻獨行，自以爲是
劣等同事：興風作浪，破壞好事
The first-rate colleagues respect and commend each other”s abilities.
The second-rate colleagues work well together,trusting and helping each other.
The third-rate colleagues are egocentric loners who scorn the opinions of others.
The fourth-rate colleagues are trouble-makers who undermine the achievements of others.
一等朋友：規過勸善，教以正道
二等朋友：患難與共，砌磋互勉
叁等朋友：趨炎附勢，以勢利交
劣等朋友：吃喝玩樂，朋比爲奸
The first-rate friends help correct your mistakes by showing you the right path.
The second-rate friends encourage you and stay with you in adversity.
The third-rate friends hang on influential people and are snobs to all the rest.
The fourth-rate friends are dissolute,and lead the rest astray.
一等醫師：術德兼備，視病如親
二等醫師：醫術高明，不耐詢問
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