緇門警訓 2.36

2.36

You have already left home; you must not indulge yourself. / Though your appearance may be rustic and base, let your conduct be worthy of regard; / Though your robes may be coarse, let your sitting and rising be dignified; / Though your food and drink may be meager, let the words you speak be wholesome sustenance; / In summer, endure the heat; in winter, endure the cold. / Be able to maintain your integrity, not drinking from the Thieving Spring; / Before the offerings of the unworthy, let your feet not rashly advance. / Even when dwelling long in a private room, act as if facing the Supreme Lord; / Though your learning may not be vast, you can equal the superior worthies. / Leaving home in this manner is fully sufficient to repay your two parents; / Your kin, clan, and acquaintances will all receive the benefit. / Now, therefore, I admonish you: you should each exert yourselves.