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 ### 27. A virtuous person is...
-君子嚴如介石 而畏其難親 鮮不以明珠爲怪物 而起按劍之心，
+君子嚴如介石 而畏其難親 鮮不以明珠爲怪物 而起按劍之心，\\
 小人滑如脂膏 而喜其易合 鮮不以毒螫爲甘飴 而縱染指之欲。
-A virtuous person is upstanding as stone,
+A virtuous person is upstanding as stone,\\
- and those intimidated by their reserve
+ and those intimidated by their reserve\\
- treat them as a monster and not a treasure,
+ treat them as a monster and not a treasure,\\
- giving rise to a desire to harm.
+ giving rise to a desire to harm.\\
-A small-minded person is smooth as grease,
+A small-minded person is smooth as grease,\\
- and those who are pleased by their affability
+ and those who are pleased by their affability\\
- treat them as sweet syrup and not a viper's sting,
+ treat them as sweet syrup and not a viper's sting,\\
- releasing an urge to sully their fingers.
+ springing an urge to sully their fingers by dipping in.
 ### 28. Stay ever steadfast...
-遇事 只一味鎮定從容 縱紛若亂絲 終當就緒，
+遇事 只一味鎮定從容 縱紛若亂絲 終當就緒，\\
 待人 無半毫矯僞欺隱 雖狡如山鬼 亦自獻誠。
-Stay ever steadfast and calm in crisis, and
+Stay ever steadfast and calm in crisis, and\\
- the most tangled affair will trace from clue to end.
+ the most tangled affair will trace from clue to end.\\
-Treat others without a spot of underhanded trickery, and
+Treat others without a spot of underhanded trickery, and\\
  a wild demon's own cunning will turn to devotion.
+### 29. When your heart is warm...
+肝腸煦若春風 雖囊乏一文 還憐煢獨，\\
+氣骨清如秋水 縱家徒四壁 終傲王公。
+When your heart is warm as spring winds,\\
+ even without a coin to line your pocket\\
+ you have compassion to spare for the forsaken.\\
+When your bearing is unclouded as autumn streams,\\
+ though your home may barely field four walls\\
+ you will scoff at kings and lords in their glory.
+### 30. Spending thousands...
+費千金 而結納賢豪 孰若傾半瓢之粟 以濟飢餓之人，\\
+構千楹 而招來賓客 孰若葺數椽之茅 以庇孤寒之士。
+Spending thousands in gold to befriend scholars and heroes\\
+ cannot compare to sparing half a bowl of grain\\
+ to the succor of the starving.
+Raising a thousand pillars to entertain a legion of guests\\
+ cannot compare to thatching a few humble roofs\\
+ to shelter those impoverished in their virtue.