A gentleman loves money and gets it in the right way. The next sentence is that a chaste woman loves sex and accepts it with courtesy.

Original text: A gentleman loves money and gets it in a wise way. A chaste woman loves sex and accepts it with courtesy. what goes around comes around. It’s not that I don’t report it, the day has not yet come. The first of all evils is sexual immorality, and the first is filial piety.

Translation: People with high moral character also like money, but they all get it through legitimate methods. Women who abide by their duties also like to dress up, but they must comply with etiquette and ethics. Doing good deeds will result in good retribution, and doing bad deeds will result in bad retribution. Even if you don't get retribution for doing bad things, the time has not come yet. Among all kinds of sins, fornication is the most serious, and among all kinds of behaviors, filial piety is the most important.

Interpretation

We say today that "a gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way." What "way" is it? The legal way. In the final analysis, it is the way of benevolence and righteousness - the way of benevolence. Benevolence is the foundation for settling down and establishing a life, the principle of life.

So, no matter whether you are rich or poor, whether you are in a hurry or when you are displaced, you must not violate this foundation and principle. In the words of Mencius, it is still the famous saying: "Wealth and honor cannot be sexual, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved."