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Original text 1: Those with good quality value common skills, and those with talent value showing ability.

Translation: High-quality materials are valuable because of their circulation, and outstanding talents are known for their ability to express themselves.

Original text 2: If you are not strong enough, you will kill yourself; if you do not have clear legislation, you will hurt yourself.

Translation: If you are not strong in a position of authority, you will still perish. If you make laws without being clear, you will still hurt the law.

Original text 3: Those who govern the outside must regulate the inside, and those who are level and far away must be right and near.

Translation: If you want to manage the external affairs well, you must first regulate the internal affairs. If you want to settle the distant affairs, you must first handle the nearby affairs.

Original text 4: A gentleman is devoted to righteousness but not interested in profit, quick in action but cautious in words.

Translation: A gentleman is loyal to benevolence and righteousness but despises interests. He is quick in action but cautious in words.