People used to measure time by observing the sun's shadow with an upright post. As long as a straight post is set up, there will be no curved shadow. Although what is said here is a natural phenomenon, it is also a human truth: as long as you sit upright, you don't have to worry about the shadow skew.
second, if the officials are honest and upright, that is, the village songs will be sung at noon.
It's from Lu You's Spring Fun in Song Dynasty, but it has to be: as long as you can get it. Express a wish. Song and dance: here refers to a happy and peaceful scene. It means: as long as the officials are clean and honest, and the officers are not bullying, it is a time of peace and harmony in the countryside.
third, those who want to be honest will show their appearance, and those who want to be honest will be themselves first.
It's from Salt and Iron on Disease and Greed written by Huan Kuan in the Western Han Dynasty. This sentence means: If you want to have a good shadow, you should straighten your personal appearance, and if you want to make your subordinates clean, you must be clean first.
fourth, the wise do not do things that are not their own, and the honest do not do things that are not their own.
This sentence comes from Han Ying's Biography of Han Poems, which means that smart people don't do things they shouldn't do, and incorruptible people don't pursue things they shouldn't have. Greed is like fire, and if it is not stopped, it will start a prairie fire; Desire is like water, and if you don't stop it, it will be terrible.
five, stealing people's wealth, taking it as a thief, and taking the merits of the world as your own.
This sentence comes from Zuo Zhuan's Twenty-four Years of Xi Gong. Stealing other people's property is still called a thief. What's more, take the credit from heaven as your own credit! It means that greed for others' merits is actually more serious than stealing things.
sixth, it is evil and eccentric, and it is no good to let you burn incense; It doesn't matter if you don't worship me if you are upright.
There are evil thoughts and treachery in your heart. Even if you burn incense, it won't do you any good. If you are aboveboard, why not worship me?
7. abstain from greed for politics. Greed for profit, greed for fame and greed, don't forget the political foundation; Be honest and frugal. If you are frugal, you will be frugal, but you will also be generous and honest.
It is selected from the original couplet of Hangzhou government department. Being an official in politics must be free from greed. Being greedy for money is called greed, and being greedy for fame is also called greed. Don't be so busy that you forget your job in order to be famous. The only way to maintain honesty is to be frugal. But being frugal to yourself is called frugality, but being frugal to others is not frugality. Only by being strict with yourself and being lenient with others can you keep your open heart and correct your innocent edges and corners.