聰明形則仁愛著、廉恥分矣。
When eyes and ears are keen, then empathy and love take shape, and honesty and shame become distinct.
故非其道而行之,雖勞不至;非其有而求之,雖強不得。
Thus, it can be seen that, if one treads improper paths, no amount of exertion will enable one to attain one’s goals; and, if one seeks that which is not properly one’s own, no amount of strength will suffice to procure it.
智者不為非其事,廉者不求非其有,是以遠容而名章也。
A wise man does not perform tasks that are not properly his own, and an honest man does not seek that which does not properly belong to him.
詩云:「不忮不求,何用不臧!
Thus, he is able to keep injury at a distance66 and make his name illustrious.
」此之謂也。
As is said in the Odes, “Not envious, not grasping, / How can he fail to be auspicious?” That sums it up.