? The prince of Wei, the prince of Wei, hit the road, met the teacher zifang on the road, and stepped off to pay a courtesy call. Zifang does not reciprocate. When Zi hit his anger, he said to Zi Fang, "Is the rich proud? Are poor people proud? " Zi Fang said, "Those who are also poor and humble are proud of their ears! Rich people dare to be proud! If the monarch is proud, he will lose his country; Doctors and proud people lose their homes. Those who lose their country have never heard of those who treat their country well, and those who lose their home have never heard of those who treat their country well. If a husband is poor and humble, if he doesn't talk about it, if he doesn't do it, he will take care of it, but he will not be poor! " The child then apologized.

Note

1 Zigong: Wei Wenhou's eldest son, the heir to the monarch.

2 encounter: encounter, encounter.

3 Tian Zifang: Zi Ji's teacher. See below (extended reading) for details

4 volts (yè): Salute and meet. Pay a visit, request.

5 no gift: no gift in return.

6 also: adverb, just, but

7 and: through "such as", if.

8 countries: country

9 news: I heard that

1 countries: monarch, king

11 waiting: treatment, treatment

12 uses: need

13 combinations: harmony

14 shoes

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17 Xie: Apologize

Translation

Prince Zi of Wei went out on a trip, met his teacher Tian Zifang on the way, and got off the bus to salute him. Tian Zifang didn't reciprocate. Zi Ji was very angry and said to Tian Zifang, "Can rich people be conceited to others, or can poor people be conceited to others?" Tian Zifang said: "Only poor people can be arrogant to others, and how dare rich people be arrogant to others!" If the monarch is arrogant to people, he will lose his country, and if the doctor is arrogant to people, he will lose his fief. The person who lost his country has never heard of anyone treating him with the specifications of the monarch; The man who lost his fief has never heard of anyone treating him like a doctor. Poor vagrants, who don't listen to their words and don't behave harmoniously, just put on their shoes and leave. Where can they not be poor? " Zi Ji then apologized to (Tian Zifang).