物之相反，復歸於本。
When things grow opposed to each other, they return to their original state.
循流而下易以至；倍風而馳易以遠。
One who follows a current downstream will arrive at his destination easily; one who gallops before the wind will easily go great distances.
兵不豫定，無以待敵；計不先慮，無以應卒。
When troops have laid no plans, they will have nothing with which to meet the enemy.
中不方，名不章；外不圜，禍之門。
When plans take no account of eventualities, they will have nothing with which to deal with abrupt changes.
直而不能枉，不可與大往；方而不能圜，不可與長存。
When one is not square within, then one’s name will not grow bright; when one is not round externally, that is a portal to disaster.
慎之於身，無曰云云。
When a person is straight and unable to deviate from that straightness, then one cannot share great responsibilities with him; when a person is square and unable to be round, then one cannot long survive in his company.
狂夫之言，聖人擇焉。
Be cautious in one’s personal affairs; do not say they are too numerous [to be dealt with].
A sage will find something to adopt even in a madman’s ravings.
能忍恥者安，能忍辱者存。
One who can bear disgrace will enjoy safety; one who can endure insult will survive.
脣亡而齒寒。
When lips are gone, teeth grow cold.
河水崩，其懷在山。
When river water leaps and falls, it holds mountains in its embrace.
毒智者莫甚於酒，留事者莫甚於樂，毀廉者莫甚於色，摧剛者反己於弱。
Nothing is more poisonous to wisdom than alcohol; nothing impedes business more than merriment; and nothing injures honesty more than sexual abandon. One who urges others to become hard causes himself to become weak.
富在知足，貴在求退。
Wealth consists in knowing when one’s possessions are sufficient.
先憂事者後樂，先慠事者後憂。
Eminence consists in knowing when to withdraw from office.
福在受諫，存之所由也。
One who worries about affairs in advance is afterwards happy; one who dismisses affairs from consideration will afterwards be anxious.
Being blessed results from accepting admonishment; that is the means to survival.