Zhēnyán箴言

Chapter 2

1 "I/me"Wǒ我 "son"ér儿，"you"nǐ你 "to seem/like/as/if"ruò若 "to accept"lǐngshòu领受 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "speech/talk"yányǔ言语，"exist/deposit/store/keep/survive"cún存 "to remember/to note/mark/sign/to record"jì记 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "(an) order or command"mìnglìng命令，
2 "(v) bend, incline an ear (to)"Cè’ěr侧耳 "listen/hear/obey"tīng听 "wisdom/knowledge"zhìhuì智慧，"absorption/concentrate/concentrate/concentration/engrossed"zhuānxīn专心 "to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech"qiú求 "intelligent/bright/smart/clever"cōngmíng聪明。
3 "to call/to cry/to shout/to breath out/to exhale"Hū呼 "to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech"qiú求 "clear/bright/to understand/next/the Ming dynasty"míng明 "philosophy/wise"zhé哲，"hurl/to raise/to scatter"yáng扬 "sound/voice/(a measure word, used for sounds)/tone/noise"shēng声 "to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech"qiú求 "intelligent/bright/smart/clever"cōngmíng聪明，
4 "to seek/to look for"Xúnzhǎo寻找 "he/him"tā他 "as (if)/such as"rú如 "to seek/to look for"xúnzhǎo寻找 "silver"yín银 "11 p.m.-1 a.m./1st earthly branch/child/midnight/son/child/seed/egg/small thing"zǐ子，"to search"sōu搜 "to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech"qiú求 "he/him"tā他 "as (if)/such as"rú如 "to search"sōu搜 "to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech"qiú求 "to hide/to conceal"yǐncáng隐藏 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "precious thing/treasure"zhēn珍 "a jewel or gem/a treasure/precious"bǎo宝，
5 "you"Nǐ你 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "clear/obvious/unequivocal/to understand/to realize"míngbai明白 "hold in awe and veneration; revere"jìngwèi敬畏 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华，"(conj) so that one can..."déyǐ得以 "be acquainted with (a person)/to know/to be familiar with/to recognize"rènshi认识 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神。
6 "because/owing to/on account of"Yīnwèi因为 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "confer/bestow/grant"cì赐 "man/person/people"rén人 "wisdom/knowledge"zhìhuì智慧。"intellectual/knowledge-related/knowledge"Zhīshi知识 "and/together with/with/peace/harmony/union"hé和 "intelligent/bright/smart/clever"cōngmíng聪明，"all/both (if two things are involved)/entirely (due to)each/even/already"dōu都 "follow/from/it is for...to/reason/cause/because of/due to/by/to/to leave it (to sb)"yóu由 "he/him"tā他 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口 "and/as well as/but (not)/yet (not)/(shows causal relation)/(shows change of state)/(shows contrast)"ér而 "to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to rise/to put forth/to occur/to happen/(a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)"chū出。
7 "he/him"Tā他 "to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for sb)/(passive particle)"gěi给 "upright/upstanding/honest"zhèngzhí正直 "man/person/people"rén人 "exist/deposit/store/keep/survive"cún存 "leave (message)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to keep/to preserve"liú留 "real/true/genuine"zhēn真 "wisdom/knowledge"zhìhuì智慧，"to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for sb)/(passive particle)"gěi给 "action/conduct/behavior/activity"xíngwéi行为 "genuine"chúnzhèng纯正 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人 "to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make"zuò作 "shield/pretext/excuse"dùnpái盾牌。
8 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"Wéi为 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "(politically) conservative/guard/keep"bǎoshǒu保守 "fair/impartial"gōngpíng公平 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(surname)/road/path/way"lù路，"protect"hù护 "to protect/cover/shelter/hide or harbor"bì庇 "devout"qián虔 "to respect/to venerate/to salute/to offer"jìng敬 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "direction/way/method/road/path/principle/truth/reason/skill/method/Tao (of Taoism)/a measure word/to say/to speak/to talk"dào道。
9 "you"Nǐ你 "also/too"yě也 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "clear/obvious/unequivocal/to understand/to realize"míngbai明白 "humane"rén仁 "justice/righteousness/meaning"yì义，"fair/impartial"gōngpíng公平，"upright/upstanding/honest"zhèngzhí正直，"all/every/everything"yíqiè一切 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "good"shàn善 "direction/way/method/road/path/principle/truth/reason/skill/method/Tao (of Taoism)/a measure word/to say/to speak/to talk"dào道。
10 "wisdom/knowledge"Zhìhuì智慧 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to enter"rù入 "you"nǐ你 "heart/mind"xīn心。"you"Nǐ你 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "alert/departed soul/efficacious/quick/effective/intelligence"líng灵 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)"yǐ以 "intellectual/knowledge-related/knowledge"zhīshi知识 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "America/beautiful"měi美。
11 "to plan/seek/scheme"Móu谋 "plan/strategy/outline/summary/slightly/rather/to rob/to plunder/to summarize"luè略 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "(vt) convoy/escort"hùwèi护卫 "you"nǐ你。"intelligent/bright/smart/clever"Cōngmíng聪明 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "(politically) conservative/guard/keep"bǎoshǒu保守 "you"nǐ你。
12 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"Yào要 "to save/to assist/to rescue"jiù救 "you"nǐ你 "separate/break away"tuōlí脱离 "nauseated"ě恶 "direction/way/method/road/path/principle/truth/reason/skill/method/Tao (of Taoism)/a measure word/to say/to speak/to talk"dào道，（"nauseated"ě恶 "direction/way/method/road/path/principle/truth/reason/skill/method/Tao (of Taoism)/a measure word/to say/to speak/to talk"dào道 "maybe/perhaps/might/possibly/or"huò或 "to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make"zuò作 "nauseated"ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "direction/way/method/road/path/principle/truth/reason/skill/method/Tao (of Taoism)/a measure word/to say/to speak/to talk"dào道）"separate/break away"tuōlí脱离 "to speak/to say"shuō说 "(of a child) obedient, well-behaved/clever"guāi乖 "absurd/erroneous"miù谬 "dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what someone said"huà话 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人。
13 "that/those"Nà那 "class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/wait for/await/et cetera/and so on"děng等 "man/person/people"rén人 "to give up/to abandon/to abort"shěqì舍弃 "upright/upstanding/honest"zhèngzhí正直 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(surname)/road/path/way"lù路，"walk"xíngzǒu行走 "dark/darkly/darkness"hēi’àn黑暗 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "direction/way/method/road/path/principle/truth/reason/skill/method/Tao (of Taoism)/a measure word/to say/to speak/to talk"dào道，
14 "joyful"Huānxǐ欢喜 "to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make"zuò作 "nauseated"ě恶，"to like/to love/to be fond of/favorite"xǐ’ài喜爱 "nauseated"ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(of a child) obedient, well-behaved/clever"guāi乖 "low/rustic/secluded"pì僻。
15 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"Zài在 "they"tāmen他们 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "direction/way/method/road/path/principle/truth/reason/skill/method/Tao (of Taoism)/a measure word/to say/to speak/to talk"dào道 "within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese"zhōng中 "bend/bent/curve/warp/wind"wānqǔ弯曲，"(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "they"tāmen他们 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(n) road surface/(n) while on a journey"lùshang路上 "(adj) far from the city; remote"piānpì偏僻。
16 "wisdom/knowledge"Zhìhuì智慧 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "to save/to assist/to rescue"jiù救 "you"nǐ你 "separate/break away"tuōlí脱离 "excessive/wanton/lewd/kinky/obscene"yín淫 "woman"fù妇，"(emphasizes that something is precisely or exactly what is stated)/precisely/exactly/even/if/just like/in the same way as"jiùshì就是 "that/those"nà那 "oil/sly"yóu油 "mouth"zuǐ嘴 "comical/cunning/slippery/smooth"huá滑 "tongue"shé舌 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "outside/in addition/foreign/external"wài外 "female/woman"nǚ女。
17 "she"Tā她 "abandon"líqì离弃 "young"yòu幼 "year"nián年 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "consort/mate/spouse"pèi’ǒu配偶，"to forget/to overlook/to neglect"wàng忘 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "oath/pledge/union/to ally"méng盟 "appointment/agreement/to arrange/to restrict/approximately"yuē约。
18 "her, hers"Tāde她的 "furniture/tool"jiā家 "sink into/get caught up in/land in (a predicament)"xiànrù陷入 "to die/inpassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid"sǐ死 "(subor. part. adverbial)/-ly"de地，"her, hers"tāde她的 "(surname)/road/path/way"lù路 "(v) biased toward/(n) bad tendency"piānxiàng偏向 "(of weather) overcast/Yin/feminine/moon/cloudy/negative (electric.)/shady"yīn阴 "between/among/space/(measure word)"jiān间。
19 "ordinary/every/all/whatever/worldly"Fán凡 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "she"tā她 "there/that place"nàli那里 "to go/to leave/to remove"qù去 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "must not/may not/not be allowed/cannot"bùdé不得 "to convey/to forward (mail)/to transfer/to turn/to shift"zhuǎn转 "(a measure word for matters or actions) a time/to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to revolve/Islam"huí回，"also/too"yě也 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like -ing ending"zhe着 "life (force)"shēngmìng生命 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(surname)/road/path/way"lù路。
20 "wisdom/knowledge"Zhìhuì智慧 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "you"nǐ你 "all right/capable/competent/OK/okay/to go/to do/to travel/temporary/to walk/to go/will do"xíng行 "good"shàn善 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "direction/way/method/road/path/principle/truth/reason/skill/method/Tao (of Taoism)/a measure word/to say/to speak/to talk"dào道，"to guard"shǒu守 "justice/righteousness/meaning"yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(surname)/road/path/way"lù路。
21 "upright/upstanding/honest"Zhèngzhí正直 "man/person/people"rén人 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to be alive"zàishì在世 "on/up/on top/upon/first (of two parts)/previous or last (week, etc.)/upper/higher/above/previous/to climb/to go into/above/to go up"shàng上 "reside/be a resident (of)"jūzhù居住。"complete/whole/totally/entirely"Wánquán完全 "man/person/people"rén人 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "on the ground/on the floor"dìshang地上 "exist/deposit/store/keep/survive"cún存 "leave (message)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to keep/to preserve"liú留。
22 "-ism/only"Wéi惟 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "nauseated"ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "inevitable/certain/necessity"bìrán必然 "cut with scissors/scissors"jiǎn剪 "remove/do away with/wipe out/divide/except"chú除。"traitor"Jiān奸 "crafty/dishonest"zhà诈 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "inevitable/certain/necessity"bìrán必然 "pull up/pull out/select/promote"bá拔 "to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to rise/to put forth/to occur/to happen/(a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)"chū出。