1. Those who do many injustices will surely die. "Zuo Zhuan·Yin Gong Year"
Translation: Doing too many bad things will definitely lead to your own destruction.
2. Who has no fault? If you can change your past, there is no greater good. "Zuo Zhuan: The Second Year of Xuangong"
Who can be without fault in the translation? There is nothing better than making mistakes and being able to correct them.
3. People’s livelihood depends on diligence, and diligence will lead to failure. "Zuo Zhuan·Xuan Gong Twelve Years"
Translation: The people's livelihood depends entirely on hard work. As long as they work hard to make a living, they will not be sleepy.
4. "The Book" says: "Be prepared for danger when you are in peace." When you are thinking, you will be prepared, and if you are prepared, you will be safe. "Zuo Zhuan·Xiang Gong Eleventh Year"
The translation "Shu Jing" says: "When you are in a peaceful environment, you should think of possible dangers." When you think of dangers, beware of them and be prepared for them. If you are careful, there will be no trouble.
5. The most important thing is to establish virtue, the second is to perform meritorious service, and the next is to establish words. Even if it lasts for a long time, this is called immortality. "Zuo Zhuan: The Twenty-fourth Year of Duke Xiang"
The best translation is to establish virtue, the second is to establish merit, and the third is to establish doctrine. It will not be abandoned even after a long time. This is called immortality.
Pronunciation: zuǒ zhuàn
It is said that "Zuo Zhuan" is a history book written by Zuo Qiuming of the Lu State in the late Spring and Autumn Period as an annotation for "Spring and Autumn". It is the same as "Gongyang Zhuan", "Gu Liang Zhuan" is collectively known as "Three Biography of Spring and Autumn Period". It is also China's first chronological history book with a detailed narrative, with thirty-five volumes. It is one of the Confucian classics and the longest among the Thirteen Classics. It is listed as a classic in the Sikuquanshu. The description ranges from 722 BC (the first year of Lu Yin) to 468 BC (the 27th year of Lu Daogong).
The relationship between Spring and Autumn and Zuo Zhuan
"Zuo Zhuan" is based on "Spring and Autumn", and adopts "Zhou Zhi", "Jin Cheng", "Zheng Shu", "Chu Chu" "" and other foreign materials, explain the outline of "Spring and Autumn" by describing the specific historical facts of the Spring and Autumn Period. Sima Qian's "Historical Records: Chronology of the Twelve Princes" said: "Zuo Qiu Ming, a gentleman of Lu, was afraid that all of his disciples would be heresy, and each would follow his own ideas and lose his truth. Therefore, because Confucius' historical records specifically discussed his words, he became the Zuo family in the Spring and Autumn Period." Huan Tan "New Lun" further believes: "The sutras and transmissions of "Zuo Shi" are like the outside and the inside of clothes, and they are inseparable. The sutras are not transmitted, which makes the sage close his door and meditate for ten years without understanding." Yang Bojun said in "Zuo Zhuan" One article concluded that there are four ways in which "Zuo Zhuan" transmits "Chun Qiu": namely, "explaining the calligraphy of "Chun Qiu", supplementing "Chun Qiu" with facts, correcting errors in "Chun Qiu" and adding unscriptural texts."