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Translation: Therefore a scholar does not lose his righteousness when he is poor, and he does not deviate from the way when he attains his will. When they are poor, they do not lose their righteousness, so that the scholars can maintain their integrity; When the will is attained, he will not depart from the way, so he will not disappoint the people.

In ancient times, when they attained their will, they gave favors to the people. When you are unwilling, you should cultivate your moral character and stand in the world. When you are poor and have no aspirations, you should cultivate yourself, and when you have aspirations, you must bring benefits to the people of the world at the same time.

From: Mencius's "Dedication to the Chapters and Sentences" of the Warring States Period

Original text: Therefore, the poor do not lose their righteousness, and they cannot deviate from the road. Poverty does not lose righteousness, so the soldier gets his own; The people are not disappointed. The ancients, the will, Zejia to the people; Unwilling, self-cultivation is seen in the world. If you are poor, you will be good alone, and if you are good, you will help the world.

From the "Mencius" heartfelt chapter.

Therefore, as a scholar, you should not lose your moral standards when you are poor, and you should not turn your back on your own principles of life when you are developed. When people are poor, they cannot lose their morality, so that scholars can gain their own honor; developed but not deviant from morality, so the common people do not lose hope. In ancient times, when they were able to be officials, they gave benefits to the people; When you are not an official, you can retire and cultivate yourself in the world.

When you don't have a will, you should clean yourself and cultivate your personal morality, and when you have a will, you can make the world appear in the world with a good image of self-cultivation and self-cultivation.

The last sentence is a little better: when you have the will, you can use your power to benefit the world.

Hope in time.

Poverty does not lose righteousness, so the scholar has been translated as: when poor do not lose benevolence, so scholars can maintain their integrity. This sentence comes from Mencius's "Dedication to the Chapters and Verses" during the Warring States Period.

Mencius said that Song Goujian said: "The son is so good? My language is traveling: people know it, but it is also noisy; People don't know, and they are also early in the hustle and bustle. ”

He said: "How can you be arrogant? ”

He said: "If you respect virtue and righteousness, you can be arrogant." The homeland is not unjust, and it is not detached.

Poverty is not unjust, so Lu Zhishi has his own self; The people are not disappointed. The ancients, the will, Zejia to the people; Unwilling, self-cultivation is seen in the world. If you are poor, you will be good to yourself, and if you are good, you will be good to the world.

Mencius said to Song Goujian: "Do you like to lobby the monarchs of various countries? I'll tell you the attitude of lobbying: others understand and are at ease; Others don't understand and are at ease. ”

Song Goujian asked: "How can we be peaceful and content?" ”

Mencius said, "If you respect morality and love benevolence and righteousness, you will be at peace and contentment." Therefore the scholars do not lose their righteousness when they are poor; Do not deviate from morality when you are prominent.

When you are poor, you do not lose your righteousness, so you are at peace and contentment; When it is prominent, it does not deviate from morality, so the common people are not disappointed. In ancient times, they were gracious to the people; When you don't have the will, you can cultivate yourself in order to appear in the world. When you are poor, you will be good to yourself, and when you are prominent, you will be good to the world. ”

Original text: Mencius said that Song Goujian said: "The son is good to swim? My language is traveling: people know it, but it is also noisy; People don't know, and they are noisy. ”

He said: "How can you be arrogant? ”

He said: "If you respect virtue and righteousness, you can be arrogant." The homeland is poor and the deeds are not unrighteous, and they cannot deviate from the road.

Poverty does not lose righteousness, so the soldier gets his own; The people are not disappointed. The ancients, the will, Zejia to the people; Unwilling, self-cultivation is seen in the world. If you are poor, you will be good to yourself, and if you are good, you will be good to the world.

Translation: Mencius said to Song Goujian, "Do you like to lobby the monarchs of various countries? I'll tell you the attitude of lobbying: others understand and are at ease; Others don't understand, but they are at ease. ”

Song Goujian asked: "How can we be at ease?" ”

When you are frustrated, you don't lose your righteousness, so you enjoy yourself; Do not depart from the way when you are proud, so that the people will not be disappointed. In ancient times, when they were proud, their favor spread throughout the people; When you are unexpected, cultivate your character to show your virtues. When you are frustrated, you can improve your body and mind, and when you are proud, you will save the world.

Here, Mencius's proposition is that if you are poor, you will be good to yourself, and if you are good, you will be good to the world.

Self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the country, and leveling the world are the creeds that intellectuals in the Confucian tradition abide by. On the basis of self-improvement, through the management of the family, and finally to the pacification of the world, it can be said that it is the highest ideal of intellectuals for thousands of years. However, there are few times of success and many times of disappointment, so Mencius said:

If you are poor, you will be good alone, and if you are good, you will help the world. This positive and contemplative attitude makes up for the unperfect lofty ideal, and has become the creed of Confucianism for thousands of years.

Poverty is an external matter, only morality is fundamental, as Confucius said: "Use it to do, give it up and hide it". Advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended, be wise to protect yourself, advance and retreat freely; When you are poor and destitute, you can comfort your lost heart with the high and clear of being alone, and when you are soaring, you will warn yourself with the pride of being good to the world.

For example, Mencius praised Confucius for "what can be done, what can be stopped", Mencius's words can be said to be the ultimate idealism of Confucianism.