《菜根谭》英译（富宜宽厚、智宜敛藏）

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A person of riches and rank should be magnanimous, and never be envious or stingy. Otherwise he would be acting like a mean person, and how then could he really enjoy his riches? By the same token, a person of learning should keep his talents concealed. If he makes a dazzling show of them, then he will be acting like a fool. How could he not come to grief?

（保罗·怀特 译）

A family of wealth and rank should be magnanimous, and should not be harsh and stingy; otherwise it will be no different from the poor and the lowly. How could it enjoy its wealth and rank? An intelligent man should have his wisdom and talents obscured, and should not parade them; otherwise he will make the same mistake as the ignorant do. How could he not be defeated?

（周文标 译）