1. Original text: Get up at dawn, sweep the courtyard, and make sure the inside and outside are tidy; when you feel faint and take a rest, lock the door and make sure to check it yourself. Translation: Get up at dawn every morning, first wet the ground inside and outside the courtyard with water, and then sweep the floor to make the inside and outside of the courtyard tidy; at dusk, you have to rest and personally check the doors that need to be locked.

2. Original text: A porridge and a meal, when you think about the difficulty of getting there; half a thread, half a thread, always think about the difficulty of material resources. Translation: For a piece of porridge or a meal, we should think about the hard-won; for half a thread or half a thread of clothing, we should always think about how difficult it is to produce these materials.

3. Original text: It is better to be prepared before it rains, and not to dig a well when thirsty. Translation: Everything must be prepared in advance, like repairing the house before it rains, and not "just improvising", like digging a well when you are thirsty.

4. Original text: You must be frugal when serving yourself, and do not linger when entertaining guests. Translation: You must be frugal in your own life, and don’t linger over dinner together.

5. Original text: The utensils are pure and clean, and the earthenware and pots with a small mouth are better than gold and jade; the food is simple but refined, and the vegetables in the garden are more delicacies. Translation: The tableware is simple and clean, even if it is made of clay, it is better than gold and jade; the food is frugal and exquisite, even if it is vegetables grown in the garden, it is better than delicacies from the mountains and seas.

6. Original text: Do not build luxurious houses or seek fertile land. Translation: Don’t build a gorgeous house, don’t try to buy a good farmland.

7. Original text: Three aunts and six wives are matchmakers for adulterers and thieves; beautiful maids and charming concubines are not the blessings of a boudoir. Translation: Improper women in society are agents of prostitution and theft; beautiful maids and charming concubines are not the happiness of a family.

8. Original text: Children and servants should not be handsome, and wives and concubines should not wear colorful clothes. Translation: Houseboys and servants must not be handsome and beautiful, and wives and concubines must not be colorfully decorated.

9. Original text: Although the ancestors are far away, the sacrifices must not be dishonest; although the descendants are foolish, they must read the scriptures. Translation: Although our ancestors have been away from us for a long time, the sacrifices must be pious; although the descendants are stupid, they must recite the Five Classics and the Four Books.

10. Original text: Live in a frugal manner and teach your children in a righteous way. Translation: Live frugally yourself, and educate your children and grandchildren in the right way of life.

11. Original text: Don’t be greedy for unexpected wealth, and don’t drink too much wine. Translation: Don’t be greedy for money that doesn’t belong to you, and don’t drink too much alcohol.

12. Original text: When trading with Jian Tiao, do not take advantage; when you see poor relatives and neighbors, you must show warmth and compassion. Translation: When dealing with small business touts, do not take advantage of them. When you see poor relatives or neighbors, care about them and provide them with money or other assistance.

13. Original text: If you are mean and start a family, you will not be able to enjoy it for a long time; if you have a bad relationship, you will soon perish. Translation: Those who make a fortune by being mean to others will never enjoy it for a long time. Those who act contrary to ethics will soon be eliminated.

14. Original text: Brothers, uncles and nephews should be divided into many to benefit the few; elders and young ones, both internally and externally, should be treated with dignity and strictness. Translation: Brothers, uncles and nephews should help each other, and the rich should help the poor; a family should have strict rules, and the elders should speak solemnly to the younger ones.

15. Original text: He who listens to his wife and behaves like his own flesh and blood, how can he be a husband? He who values ??his property but despises his parents is not a good son. Translation: If you listen to a woman’s instigation and hurt your own flesh and blood, how can you be a real man? It is not the way to be a son to value money while treating your parents poorly.

16. Original text: When marrying a daughter, choose a good son-in-law, and don’t ask for a generous offer; when marrying a daughter-in-law, choose a lady, and don’t ask for a generous dowry. Translation: When marrying a daughter, you must choose a virtuous husband for her, and do not ask for expensive betrothal gifts; when marrying a daughter-in-law, you must choose a virtuous woman, and do not covet a generous dowry.

17. Original text: It is most shameful to be flattering and conceited when seeing wealth, but nothing is more shameful than to be arrogant when encountering poverty. Translation: It is the most shameful thing to act in a flattering manner when seeing a wealthy person. It is extremely despicable to act proud when meeting a poor person.

18. Original text: Avoid litigation at home, as litigation will lead to disaster; avoid talking too much in life, because talking too much will lead to mistakes. Translation: Live at home, and fights and lawsuits are prohibited. Once there is a fight or lawsuit, no matter whether you win or lose, the result will be unlucky. Don't talk too much in life, otherwise you will be misunderstood.

19. Original text: Do not rely on power to bully the orphans and widows, do not be greedy for food and drink, and do not kill livestock and poultry. Translation: Do not use power to bully and oppress orphans and widows, and do not arbitrarily slaughter cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and other animals for greed.

20. Original text: If you are eccentric, you will have many regrets and mistakes; if you are lazy and resigned, your family fortune will be difficult to achieve. Translation: People with eccentric personalities and self-righteousness will surely regret for doing wrong things frequently; those who are decadent, lazy, and unrepentant will find it difficult to start a family and build a career.

21. Original text: If you are in an intimate relationship, you will suffer from it for a long time; if you are old and mature, you can rely on each other in times of emergency. Translation: If you get close to a bad boy, you will inevitably be implicated over time. Be respectful and humble, and humbly associate with those who have experience and are good at dealing with things. When you encounter emergencies, you can receive his guidance or help.

22. Original text: If you listen lightly to what is said, how can you be aware of the accusations made by others? Be patient and think twice; when you argue over things, how can you know that it is not your fault? Need to think quietly. Translation: Don’t trust other people’s gossip and think twice. Because how do you know that he is not speaking ill of others? When fighting over something, you have to calmly reflect on yourself, because how do you know that it is not my fault?

23. Original text: Don’t forget to give favors, and never forget to receive favors. Translation: Don’t keep it in your heart when you show kindness to others; when you receive kindness from others, you must always keep it in your heart.

24. Original text: Leave room for everything, and don’t move forward when you are proud. Translation: No matter what you do, you should leave room for it; after you are satisfied, you should be satisfied and should not go further.

25. Original text: When people are happy, they should not be jealous; when people are in trouble, they should not be happy. Translation: Don’t be jealous when others have happy events; don’t take pleasure in others’ misfortunes.

26. Original text: Good things that are desired to be seen by others are not truly good; evil things that are feared to be seen by others are great evils. If a translator does a good deed but wants others to see it, he is not a truly good person. Those who do bad things and are afraid that others will know about them are truly evil people.

27. Original text: If you see lust and have lustful thoughts, you will repay it to your wife and children; if you hide your grudges and use hidden arrows, you will bring disaster to your descendants. Translation: Those who have evil intentions after seeing beautiful women will have retribution on their wives and children in the future; those who hold grudges and secretly hurt others will leave a legacy of disaster for their descendants.

28. Original text: The family is harmonious, and even though the food is not enough, there is still happiness; the national classes are finished early, there is nothing left in the bag, and I am happy. Translation: If the family is harmonious and peaceful, you will feel happy even if you are short of food and clothing; if you pay your taxes as soon as possible, you will be happy even if you have no money left in your pocket.

29. Original text: Studying aims at being a sage, not just a scholar; serving as an official only cares about the country, how can you consider your wealth? Translation: The purpose of reading books about sages is to learn their behavior, not just to pass the imperial examination; to be an official, you must be loyal and patriotic, how can you consider the enjoyment of yourself and your family?

30. Original text: Stay calm and obey your orders, and listen to the weather. Translation: We stick to our duties, work hard, and God has arrangements.

31. Original text: If you behave like this, you will be close to being a common man. Translation: If you can behave like this, it is almost consistent with the principles of sages and sages.