1月18日

暗中陰騭
韓恩榮 集 ( 1901~1995 )

人惡人怕天不怕，人善人欺天不欺。
暗中陰騭分明有，遠在兒孫近在身。
守口莫談人過短，自短何曾說與人。
生事事生君莫怨，害人人害汝休瞋。
欺心折盡平生福，行短天教一世貧。

──選自《箴言集成》

January 18th

Unseen Virtue
Han Enrong (1901 - 1995)
English translation: Miao Guang

Heaven does not fear villains, only humans do.
Heaven does not deceive kind hearts, only humans do.
Unseen virtue certainly exists in those
    as far as your descendants and as close as yourself.

Guard your mouth against gossip about others.
Since when have you advertised your own faults?

You have no right to resent any complications
    of the troubles you have caused,
Nor the right to get angry when people you have harmed
    harm you in return.

Deceiving others shall exhaust your entire life's blessings,
Falling short of heaven's teachings
    will cause an entire lifetime of poverty.

── from Zhenyan Jicheng (Collection of Admonishments)