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送君千里，
终须一别。
不矜细行，
终累大德。
亲戚不悦，
无务外交；
事不终始，
无务多业。
临难毋苟免，
临财毋苟得。
气死莫告状，
饿死莫做贼。
醉后思仇人，
君子避酒客。
智者千虑，
必有一失；
愚者千虑，
必有一得。
千年田地八百主，
田是主人人是客。
良田不由心田置，
产业变为冤业折。

However far one goes to see off a friend,
There must be a departure.
If you are not cautious
About even your trivial acts,
Your cultivation of morality will be hindered.
If they are not willing,
Do not force yourself
To deal with your relatives;
If they prove difficult o preserve with,
Do not engage in too many matters.
Do not force yourself to avoid
When a misfortune is impossible to avoid,
Do not force yourself to acquire
When a treasure is impossible to acquire.
Do not make an accusation
Even when you are dying of anger,
Do not commit theft
Even when you are dying of hunger.
A drunken man is likely to seek an enemy,
A gentleman should keep away
From an intoxicated drinker.
The wise are not always free from error,
The foolish occasionally hit on a good idea.
Fields are hosts while people are guests,
A field changes hundreds of owners
Within a thousand years.
Fields are not gained because of good wishes,
Property is lost in sinful affairs.

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