Original text: ? It can be said that a gentleman is independent from a villain. A villain takes advantage of being alone to have a single thought, accumulates his own delusions, and then becomes unruly and deceives others. A gentleman is obsessed with the sincerity of one thought because of his independence. He accumulates sincerity as a prudent thing and knows the secret of his power. The difference between the clutch and the clutch can be judged by the slightest difference.

攇, Pinyin: lin pronounced three times, means fear.

慊, Pinyin: pronounced in four tones, means dissatisfaction and resentment.

Translation: I once said that "independence" is something that both gentlemen and villains feel together. A villain will have an inappropriate thought when he thinks he is alone. If he accumulates too many inappropriate thoughts, he will act arbitrarily, and bad things that deceive others will happen. A gentleman is afraid that he will have sincere thoughts when he is alone. If you accumulate too many sincere thoughts, you will be cautious in dealing with things, and you will work hard to correct your unsatisfactory virtues. Gentlemen and villains both deal with things alone, but the difference between them can be commented on.

Although the translation is easier to understand than the original text, it is still half-understood, or at best half-understood. For example, it is understandable that a villain will have evil thoughts when he is alone. Why would a gentleman worry about having good thoughts when he is alone? Isn’t it good to have more kind thoughts and be more cautious?

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