2巧言令色,鲜矣仁
Themastersaid,"clevertalkandapretentiousmanner"areseldomfoundintheGood
3吾日三省吾身
为人谋,而不忠乎
与朋友交,而不信乎
EverydayIexaminemyselfonthesethreepoints:inactingonbehalfofothers,haveIalwaysbeenloyaltotheirinterests
Inintercoursewithmyfriends,haveialwaysbeentruetomyword
Haveifailedtorepeatthepreceptsthathavebeenhandeddowntome
4行有余力,则以学文
If,whenallthatisdone,hehasanyenergytospare,thenlethimstudythepolittearts
5贤贤易色;事父母能竭其力,事君能致其身;与朋友交,言而有信
虽曰未学,吾必谓之学矣
Amanwhotreatshisbettersasbetters,wearsanairofrespect,whointoservingfatherandmotherknowshowtoputhiswholestrength,whointheserviceofhisprincewilllaydownhislife,whoinintercoursewithfriendsistruetohisword-othersmaysayofhimthathestilllackseducation,butiformypartshouldcertainlycallhimaneducatedman
6过则勿惮改
Ifhefindshehasmadeamistake,thenhemu