This passage comes from Lu Shaoheng's "Zuigutang Jiansao".

The original sentence is "A gentleman is afraid of the blue sky; he is not frightened when he hears thunder; he is afraid when walking on flat ground, and he does not doubt when he is involved in storms."

Translation: A gentleman will be worried when facing a clear sky, but will not panic when hearing thunder; a gentleman will always be careful when walking on flat ground, and will not be panicked when encountering bumps. .

Introduction: "Zuigutang Sword Sweeping" was compiled by Lu Shaoheng in the late Ming Dynasty. It was first published in the fourth year of Ming Dynasty (1624). It is a collection of clear-language sketches. In the 35th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1770), the Qing Dynasty made forgery and changed "Zuigutang Jiansao" to "Xiao Chuang You Ji", and the author's name was changed from Lu Shaoheng to Chen Jiru. Therefore, the versions of "Xiaochuang Youji" that I see today are "Zuigutang Jiansao". "Zuigutang Jiansao" collects the essence of many books from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the present day (Tomorrow Qi). It collects all the classics and history of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, poems, songs, and aphorisms. There are more than 1,500 items in the book, which can be said to be the clear speech of the Ming Dynasty. The first of the skits.

Author: Xiaochuang Youji, a swordsman in the drunken ancient hall. There are seven volumes of essays on aphorisms and aphorisms. "Zuigutang Jiansao" was published in the fourth year of Tianqi (1624) in the late Ming Dynasty. The earliest version discovered so far is a four-color overprinted version from the Tianqi period. According to Lu Shaoheng’s preface and examples, it can be seen that this is the first version. The Rare Books Department of the National Library has seven volumes of fragments (

The whole book is twelve Volume)

. The General Ancient Books Department of the National Library also has three types of printed editions dated to the 6th year of Kaiei and the 41st year of the Meiji era in Japan. (Ming Dynasty) Lu Shaoheng (lived around 1624): Life is unknown. Xiangke, a native of Songling (Wujiang, Suzhou), is known as the descendant of Lu Guimeng (also known as Tiansuizi), a reclusive poet of the Tang Dynasty. From the preface: "Whenever I encounter good words and aphorisms, beautiful words and sobering words, regardless of ancient and modern times, I will remember them casually. The volume is divided into parts, and the interests and purposes are in harmony. I pour it into my chest and sweep away the worldly sentiments, so that I can amuse myself and accumulate "Cheng Wei". During the Qi reign of Ming Dynasty, he lived in Beijing. Compiled "Zuigutang Jiansao".

The whole book is divided into twelve categories: Xing, Qing, Qiao, Ling, Su, Jing, Yun, Ji, Qi, Hao, Fa and Qian.