The Original Text and Translation of Zhu Bailu's Zhuzi Family Instructions

Zhu Bailu's Family Instructions of Zhu Zi, also known as Family Instructions of Zhu Zi and Family Instructions of Zhu Bailu, is an enlightenment textbook with family morality as its main content. "Family Instructions of Zhu Zi" is only 506 words, which brilliantly expounds the ways of self-cultivation and family management, and is a masterpiece of family education. The Sinology Channel compiled the original text and translation of Zhu Bailu's Family Instructions on Zhu Zi. Welcome to reading.

The Original Text and Translation of Zhu Bailu's Zhuzi Family Instructions

Get up at dawn, sweep the courtyard, and be neat inside and outside.

When you are unconscious, you will rest. If you close the door, you will behave well.

It is not easy to think about a porridge and a meal; It is difficult to keep thinking about material resources.

It is better to prepare for a rainy day than to dig a well when you are thirsty.

Self-help must be frugal, and banquets must not be delayed.

The utensils are clean and tidy, and the tile is better than gold; The food is exquisite, and the garden vegetables are more delicious.

Don't run fancy houses, don't seek fertile land.

Three aunts and six wives are the media of prostitution and theft; Beautiful girls and concubines are not the blessings of the boudoir.

Don't be handsome for a servant, and don't make up for wives.

Although the ancestors are far away, the sacrifice must be sincere; Although children and grandchildren are stupid, they must read classics.

The life cycle is simple, and the godson should have an upright side.

Don't covet unexpected wealth and don't drink too much.

Trade with your shoulders, don't take advantage; When you see poor relatives and neighbors, you must warm your shirt.

Mean marriage will not last long; Lun Chang is a good boy and will die soon.

Brothers and uncles must decorate widows more; Young and old, both inside and outside, should be strict with themselves.

Listen to the woman say, dear flesh and blood, is it a husband? If you value wealth and ignore your parents, you can't be the son of human beings.

Marry a woman, choose a good husband, and do not seek re-employment; It's not too thick to marry a daughter-in-law and beg a lady.

It is most shameful to see wealth and flattery; Being arrogant when you are poor is nothing more than meanness.

If you quit fighting at home, the lawsuit will be fierce; Don't talk too much in life, you will suffer.

Don't bully widows by force; Don't be greedy, kill sex birds.

If you are eccentric, you will regret many mistakes; Laziness and self-indulgence are hard.

If you are naughty, you will be bored for a long time; Qu Zhi is old, but if you are in a hurry, you can rely on each other.

Listen to the speech lightly, be aware of unreasonable complaints, and think twice patiently;

If you argue about something, you don't know whether it is right or wrong. You must think it over calmly.

Don't forget to help without thinking.

Leave room for everything and be proud of it.

People are happy and should not be jealous; People should not be happy when they are in trouble.

The good that you want to be seen by others is not true, and the evil that you are afraid of being known is the great evil.

Seeing the color, I reported my wife and daughter; Hide resentment with arrows in the back, delaying future generations.

Family harmony, although embarrassing, is also full of joy;

The Chinese class was over in the morning, and I had no money left, so I had a good time.

Reading is aimed at sages, not disciples; If you are an official, you will keep your country.

Keep quiet and listen to the weather forecast. If you do this, you will be very close.

A Brief Introduction of Zhu Bailu s Family Instructions of Zhu Zi;

Family Instructions of Zhuzi, also known as Family Instructions of Zhuzi and Family Instructions of Zhu Bailu, is a classic reading pocket book and an enlightening teaching material focusing on family morality. Author Zhu Bailu (16 17- 1688), whose real name is Zhu Yongchun, whose real name is Zhiyi, and whose real name is Egret, was born in Kunshan County, Jiangsu Province, and was born in the forty-five years of Ming Wanli (16 17). His father Zhu was a scholar in the late Ming Dynasty. A native of Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, studied hard since childhood and was awarded a scholarship to pursue a career. After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs and died in the Ming Dynasty, he did not seek fame, lived in the countryside to teach students, and devoted himself to advocating Zhu Cheng Neo-Confucianism, which was a great fame for a while. Kangxi made many offers, but all of them were rejected. Mr. He wrote The Book of Changes, Notes on Four Books, Words of Advice, Poems of Shame on Farming Hall and Poems of Shame on Naji.

The whole content of Zhu Zi's Family Instructions is to persuade people to manage their families diligently. Talking about China's moral education thought formed in thousands of years can be expressed in the form of famous sayings and epigrams, which can be taught orally, or written as couplets to be hung in the gate, hall and bedroom as the motto of managing the family and educating children. Therefore, it is very popular with bureaucrats, gentry and scholarly families, and has been widely circulated since its publication, and has been regarded as a "classic of family management" by scholars of past dynasties. It used to be one of the required textbooks for children from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China. "Family Instructions of Zhu Zi" is only 522 words, which brilliantly expounds the way of self-cultivation and family planning, and is a masterpiece of family education. Many of these contents have inherited the excellent features of China traditional culture, such as respecting teachers and valuing morality, diligent housekeeping, living in harmony with neighbors, and so on, which are still of practical significance today.

This "Zhuzi Family Instruction" should actually be "Zhuzi Family Instruction", which is different from Zhu's "Zhuzi Family Instruction" in the Song Dynasty and should be clearly distinguished.

Translation of Zhu Zi's Family Instructions

Get up at dawn, sweep the courtyard, and be neat inside and outside.

Get up at dawn, clean the yard, and keep it clean inside and out.

When you are unconscious, you will rest. If you close the door, you will behave well.

Take a rest after the sun goes down, close the doors and windows, and be sure to check for yourself.

It is not easy to think about a porridge and a meal; It is difficult to keep thinking about material resources.

A bowl of porridge and a bowl of rice should be hard-won; Half silk, half thread (on clothes and cloth), it's hard to think of them coming.

It is better to prepare for a rainy day than to dig a well when you are thirsty.

You'd better save for a rainy day before you want to dig a well when you are thirsty.

Self-help must be frugal, and banquets must not be delayed.

You must be thrifty when you live by yourself, and don't be stingy when you entertain guests.

The utensils are clean and tidy, and the tile is better than gold; The food is exquisite, and the garden vegetables are more delicious.

Household appliances are clean and tidy, even ceramic tiles are better than jade; The food should be small and fine, even ordinary vegetables are delicious.

Don't run fancy houses, don't seek fertile land.

Don't build luxurious houses; Not seeking fertile land.

Three aunts and six wives are the media of prostitution and theft; Beautiful girls and concubines are not the blessings of the boudoir.

Those who have three gossips are really dissolute matchmakers and thieves (this is not "three gossips and six grandmothers", but some gossipers, Rainbow Shiva in Water Margin). Beautiful handmaids and beautiful concubines are not a blessing in the family.

Don't be handsome for a servant, and don't make up for wives.

Boys and servants should not choose beautiful faces, and wives and concubines should not be dressed in colorful clothes.

Although the ancestors are far away, the sacrifice must be sincere; Although children and grandchildren are stupid, they must read classics.

Although our ancestors are far away from us, we must sincerely sacrifice; Even if children and grandchildren are stupid, they should read the classics.

The life cycle is simple, and the godson should have an upright side.

The quality of self-cultivation at ordinary times must be simple and simple, and the education of future generations must use good methods.

Don't covet unexpected wealth and don't drink too much.

Don't covet unexpected wealth and don't drink too much.

Trade with your shoulders, don't take advantage; When you see poor relatives and neighbors, you must warm your shirt.

Do business with people who pick a load to do small business, and don't take advantage of others; See poor relatives or neighbors, be more sympathetic and calm.

Mean marriage will not last long; Lun Chang is a good boy and will die soon.

If you are heartless and run this family, God will not let you enjoy happiness for a long time; If you violate ethics and rebel, you will soon die out.

Brothers and uncles must be divided into many embellishments; Young and old, both inside and outside, should be strict with themselves.

For brothers and uncles, we should appease the poor and be strict in family law.

Listen to the woman say, dear flesh and blood, is it a husband? If you value wealth and ignore your parents, you can't be the son of human beings.

Listening to women and doting on their flesh and blood is what a gentleman does; Paying attention to money and not being filial to parents is not the behavior of future generations.

Marry a woman, choose a good husband, and do not seek re-employment; It's not too thick to marry a daughter-in-law and beg a lady.

To marry a daughter, you should choose a son-in-law with good quality and don't ask for expensive dowry; When you marry a daughter-in-law, you should follow the lady, regardless of the dowry.

It is most shameful to see wealth and flattery; Being arrogant when you are poor is nothing more than meanness.

It is the most shameful person to see the rich and give birth to the heart of framing; It is the meanest for the poor to be deliberately arrogant.

If you quit fighting at home, the lawsuit will be fierce; Don't talk too much in life, you will suffer.

In charge of family affairs, we should prevent quarrels and lawsuits, which will lead to dangerous disasters; When dealing with people, you should avoid talking too much, and you will lose if you talk too much.

Don't bully widows by force; Don't be greedy, kill sex birds.

Don't rely on power to bully the weak; Don't kill livestock just because you want to eat delicious food.

If you are eccentric, you will regret many mistakes; Laziness and self-indulgence are hard.

Eccentric and self-righteous, there will definitely be more regrets and mistakes; Decadence, laziness and complacency are the status quo, and family style is difficult to achieve.

If you are naughty, you will be bored for a long time; Qu Zhi is old, but if you are in a hurry, you can rely on each other.

Associating with those little people will definitely be dragged down by them over time; Keep in touch with mature people and rely on them in case of emergency.

Listen to the speech lightly, be aware of unreasonable complaints, and think twice patiently;

If you argue about something, you don't know whether it is right or wrong. You must think it over calmly.

Don't believe others' slander, imagine whether you are being slandered by others, be patient and think more; Because things have quarreled, you should imagine whether it is your own fault, and then think calmly.

Don't forget to help without thinking.

Don't dwell on helping others all day, and don't forget the good of others.

Leave room for everything and be proud of it.

Leave room for everything, enough is enough to succeed.

People are happy, not jealous; People should not be happy when they are in trouble.

People have festive things, don't be jealous; Don't gloat when others are in trouble.

Being a good person and wanting to be seen by others is not really good; Fear of being known is a great sin.

If you have kindness, let others know that it is not true kindness; It is a great evil to be afraid of others knowing that you are sick.

Seeing the color, I reported my wife and daughter; Hide resentment with arrows in the back, delaying future generations.

Seeing beauty and lust, retribution will be on the wife and daughter; Hiding resentment and stabbing in the back will spread the disaster to future generations.

Family harmony, although embarrassing, is also full of joy;

The Chinese class was over in the morning, and I had no money left, so I had a good time.

If everyone in the family has a harmonious relationship, even if they can't eat, there are happy things;

After studying Chinese studies, even if I have no money in my pocket, I enjoy it.

Reading is aimed at sages, not disciples; If you are an official, you will keep your country.

Reading is to learn from sages, not just for imperial examinations; To be an official, you must have a monarch and a country in your heart, not just your family.

Keep quiet and listen to the weather forecast. If you do this, you will be very close.

Hold the duty of being a man, be content with fate, obey the season and obey the will of God. If people are like this, they can be said to be perfect.

Translation is for reference only.

Some English translations of Zhu Zi's family instructions

(1) A porridge and a meal are hard to come by.

It is difficult to keep thinking about material resources.

Cultivation of rice and grain

Think whenever you eat;

Remember how silk was obtained?

It's warm and beautiful.

(2) It is advisable to plan ahead and not dig wells when thirsty.

In times of drought

Clever birds mend their nests.

So when the clouds break,

They can rest comfortably;

Never be a fool

Who started digging wells in the ground?

When he wants to drink water.

And there's no water.

(3) Not using the transaction with Shoujian,

Be warm-hearted to poor relatives and neighbors.

Don't bargain with beggars;

Share your wealth with your neighbors and friends.

(4) If the lawsuit is avoided at home, the lawsuit will be fierce;

Don't talk too much in life, you will suffer.

Don't bring your family disputes to court,

There is an unpleasant ending in the lawsuit;

In order to perform well in society,

Restrain the improper behavior of nonsense.

(5) Don't be lonely by power;

Don't be greedy

Don't use your bow and arrow

Bullying orphans and widows.

Don't slaughter dumb animals at will.

Your insatiable appetite.

(6) Eccentricity requires repentance;

I am lazy and willing, and my home will be replaced eventually.

Self-centered people will grow.

Many regrets and sorrows;

Lazy people sow.

A poor tomorrow.

(7) don't think about giving benefits; Don't forget your gratitude.

When preaching your virtue, take your time;

Pay attention to the kindness you have.

(8) Leave room for everything,

It is not advisable to be proud again.

Leave a way out

When trying new feats.

You will try, in vain

Repeat the windfall.

(9) People are happy, don't be jealous;

People should not be happy when they are in trouble.

Don't envy others' success;

Don't gloat over other people's pain.

(Note: o' er over is abbreviated for the rhythm of translation)

(10) Too good to be seen by others, but not really good;

Fear of being known is a great sin.

Boast about what you have done.

Never impress anyone.

The personal scandal you tried to hide.

It will soon be famous far and wide.