Care and hard work can rejuvenate a country, while leisure can lead to death. Worry first when the world is worried, then be happy when the world is happy, etc. Born in sorrow and died in happiness means that being in worries and disasters can make a person or a country survive, and living in ease and enjoyment can make a person or a country perish. It means not to be greedy for pleasure, but to be prepared for danger in times of peace.

Sorrow and hard work can prosper a country, while carefreeness can kill one's life. This means that worry and hard work can make a country prosperous, but coveting ease and enjoyment can cost one's life. It also means to be prepared for danger in times of peace.

To worry about the worries of the world first, and to be happy after the happiness of the world means to worry before the people in the world and enjoy after the people in the world. Always worry about national affairs.