185. 君子有三戒：少之時，血氣未定，戒之在色；及其壯也，血氣方剛，戒之在斗；及其老也，血氣既衰，戒之在得。16.7

A man should guard against these three bad habits: in teenage years when immature, he should guard against carnal desire; in prime years when full of vitality, he should guard against belligerence; in old age when physically decayed, he should guard against greed.

186. 君子有三畏：畏天命，畏大人，畏圣人之言。16.8

A man of virtue holds these three in awe: the will of Heaven, men in authority and words of sages.

187. 困而不學，民斯為下矣。16.9

Those who are confused and yet refuse to learn are people of the lowest grade.

188. 見得思義。16.10

Think if it is righteous before you take.

189. 見善如不及，見不善如探湯。16.11

At the sight of good conducts one should worry that he is not as good. At the sight of evil things he should withdraw as if having his hands off boiling water.

190. 不學禮，無以立。16.13

Without learning the rules of propriety, you will get no footing.

191. 不學詩，無以言。16.13

Without learning the Book of Poetry, you will not have good wording.

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192. 性相近也，習相遠也。17.2

Men are born alike in nature, but wide diverse in second nature.

193. 割雞焉用牛刀？17.4

Why kill a chick with an ox-cleaver?