Hold carefully empty containers as if they were full.
执虚器,如执盈,
Enter empty rooms as if they were occupied.
入虚室,如有人。
Avoid doing things in a hurry,
事勿忙,
as doing things in haste will lead to many mistakes.
忙多错,
Do not be afraid of difficult tasks;
勿畏难,
do not become careless when a job is too easy.
勿轻略。
Keep away from rowdy places,
斗闹场,绝勿近,
and do not ask about things that are abnormal or unusual.
邪僻事,绝勿问。
When you are about to enter a main entrance,
将入门,
ask if someone is inside.
问孰存 ,
Before entering a room,
将上堂,
make yourself heard, so that those inside know someone is approaching.
声必扬,
If someone asks who you are,
人问谁,
give your name.
对以名,
To answer"It is me" or "Me" is not clear.
吾与我,不分明。
Before borrowing things from others,
用人物,
you must ask for permission.
须明求,
If you do not ask,
倘不问,
it is stealing.
即为偷。
When borrowing things from others,
借人物,
return them promptly.
及时还,
Later on, when you have an urgent need,
后有急,
you will not have a problem borrowing from them again.
借不难。