Lu Yu wants Shenzi to be a general. Original text and translation

From Mencius Gao Zi Xia, the original text is as follows:

Shun was born in mu, Fu Shuo was born in the middle of the building, and the glue was in fish and salt. Guan Yi I was a scholar, Sun Shuai was in the sea, and a hundred miles was in the city.

Therefore, when the sky falls, people must first suffer their minds, their bones and muscles, starve their bodies, empty their bodies, and mess around. Therefore, patience has benefited them a lot.

People are unchangeable, and then they can change; Trapped in the heart, balanced in consideration, and then made; Color label, sound hair, and then metaphor. A country, if there are no ministers and wise men who can assist the king, will often be in danger of the collapse of its neighboring countries and the misfortunes from abroad. Then I know that I was born in sorrow and died in happiness.

Translation:

Shun came from farming in the fields, from the work of building walls, from selling fish and salt, Guan Yiwu was rescued from prison officials and appointed, Sun Shuai came from a secluded place by the sea, and Prissy was redeemed from the slave market and used.

Therefore, if God wants to put the heavy responsibility on a person, he must first hone his mind, test his body shape with hunger and drowsiness, and disrupt the actions he has started. The purpose is to use these hardships to touch his heart, hone his character and increase his original ability.

People often make mistakes before they can correct them; The heart is troubled and blocked before it can rise; The mood is revealed on the face, expressed in the voice, and then it can be understood.

A country is often in danger of collapse if it does not have ministers who stick to the statutes and sages who can assist the king, and if it does not have comparable neighboring countries and foreign disasters. In this way, we know that sadness and injury are enough to make people live, and comfort and enjoyment are enough to make people perish.

Precautions:

Qu ǐ n: Tian mu, which means cultivated land here. Field canal.

Lift: selected.

Building board: When building a wall, put the soil between two splints and tamp it with a pestle to make it firm. A pestle used to build and tamp soil.

Jiao Wei (gé): Minister of Shang Zhouwang, known as a saint with Wei Zi, Ji Zi and Prince Bigan.

Judge: Prison officer.

Sun Shuai 'ao (á o): _ surname, first name, Sun Shu, the word sad. In the Spring and Autumn Period, he was the prime minister of Chu. Originally, I was a "humble person to think about". Think about today in Gushi, Henan, that remote place is called contempt.

Sea: By the sea.

City: market.

Therefore: So.

Ren: responsibility, burden.

There are: pronouns, this and these.

Must: definitely.

Bitterness: The causative usage of verbs makes people feel distressed.

Mind: will.

Old: The causative usage of verbs makes you very tired.