才大者。望自大。人所服。 非言大。

勿谄富。勿骄贫。 勿厌故。勿喜新。若衣服。若饮食。不如人。勿生戚。 If your wardrobe is seldom in fashion and your home is simple and plain, While your friends have the newest and finest, don’t be upset and never complain. 闻过怒。闻誉乐。损友来。益友却。 If you’re angry when told of your faults, and happy when praise comes your way, Harmful friends will draw near you, and wholesome friends will stay away. 闻誉恐。 闻过欣。直谅士。渐相亲。 If compliments make you uneasy and hearing your faults makes you glad, forgiving and straightforward friends will then gradually come to your side. 无心非。名为错。有心非。名为恶。 When an error is not made on purpose, it is simply called a mistake. But to deliberately do something wrong, is not a mistake, but an evil. 过能改。归于无。倘掩饰。增一辜。 If you can reform your offenses, your faults will all disappear. but trying to cover them over makes your offenses more severe.