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.
一等儿女：孝悌恭敬，晨昏定省
二等儿女：供亲所需，敬业乐业
三等儿女：游闲疏懒，结交损友
劣等儿女：作奸犯科，忤亲逆伦
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，幽默说笑，助理家务
二等丈夫，喝茶看报，赞美太太
三等丈夫，气势凌人，嫌东嫌西
劣等丈夫，在外交际，游荡不归
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，治家整洁，贤慧有德
二等太太，慰问丈夫，赞美辛劳
三等太太，唠叨不休，嫌怪家事
劣等太太，搬是弄非，制造事端
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：发菩提心，行菩萨道
二等出家人：发出离心，安分守道
三等出家人：攀缘世情，俗不可耐
劣等出家人：自私自利，不守清规
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：恭敬三宝，助宣文教
二等信徒：护法卫僧，正知正见
三等信徒：贡高我慢，自赞毁他
劣等信徒：正邪不分，谤僧毁法
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：关怀员工，尊重专业
二等主管：信任授权，人性管理
三等主管：官僚作风，气势凌人
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.
一等员工：敬业乐群，忠勤作务
二等员工：认真负责，无愧操守
三等员工：偷懒怠情，胡混时光
劣等员工：制造事端，损人利己
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：合作无间，互补互信
三等同事：孤僻独行，自以为是
劣等同事：兴风作浪，破坏好事
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：规过劝善，教以正道
二等朋友：患难与共，砌磋互勉
三等朋友：趋炎附势，以势利交
劣等朋友：吃喝玩乐，朋比为奸
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.
一等医师：术德兼备，视病如亲
二等医师：医术高明，不耐询问
三等医师：…
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