Transliteration of each Chinese character: 1. Man the breed, Of good seed. The same nature, But varied nurture. With no education, There'd be aberration. To teach well,You deeply dwell. 2. What's a father? A good teacher. What's a teacher? A strict preacher. An unschooled child Will grow wild. A poor-learning youth, Will turn uncouth.3. Xiang, at nine, Warmed bedding fine. A filial son, Good to everyone. Rong, at four, Gave pears galore. Bear in mind: Always be kind. 4. Three vitals, worth: Man, heaven, earth; Three lights, boon: Sun, stars, moon. Three tenets always: Subject Lord obeys. Son Father reveres; Man Wife endears. 5. Spring and summer, Autumn and winter. These four seasons, Turn with reasons. South, north say, West, east, hey. These four ways. Upon center gaze. 6. Water, fire, behold, Earth, wood, gold. These five materials, Accord to numerals. Right, kind bosom, Rituals, faith, wisdom. These canons five, Should keep alive.7. Rice, sorghum, beans, Wheat, millet, corns. These six grains, Make our gains. Cows, sheep, equines, Hens, dogs, swines. These six breeds. Meet our needs.8. You'd pay attention. To primary education. Know word motivation, Use good punctuation. Now to learn, Make a turn. From school nooks To Great Books.9. Liao 'nd Jin arose, Both invaded close. The Mongolian throng, Wiped out Song. The territory vast, Exceeded all past. Ninety years elapsed, The empire collapsed.10. Fireworms as light, With snow white, Poor, having none, They studied on. Reading, bearing thorns, Reading, book on horns, They, making time, Employed their prime.11. Learn while young; Act while strong. Benefit each one, Under the sun. Your parents' fame, succeeds your name. Ancestors you glorify, Offspring you dignify. 12. What others hold: Silver and gold. What I spurn: Hatred to learn. Good is diligence; Poor is negligence. Do your best, Pushed and pressed.
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