Part 36 (1/2)
E and Chow are models worthy of imitation: They acted uprightly and aided the government.
ON THE DUTIES OF FAMILIES.
The members of one family being intimately related, They should live in joy and harmony; When the feeling of concord unites the whole, Blessings will descend upon them from above.
ON THE DUTIES OF A FATHER.
When the main beam is straight, the joists will be regular; When a father is strict, his duty will be fulfilled: Let him not provoke his children to wrath, And a delightful harmony will pervade the dwelling.
ON THE DUTIES OF A MOTHER.
Ye mothers, beware of partiality, But tenderly instruct your children in virtue; When you are a fit example to your daughters, The happy feeling will reach to the clouds.
ON THE DUTIES OF SONS.
Sons, be patterns to your wives; Consider obedience to parents the chief duty; Do not listen to the tattle of women, And you will not be estranged from your own flesh.
ON THE DUTIES OF DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW.
Ye that are espoused into other families, Be gentle and yielding, and your duty is fulfilled; Do not quarrel with your sisters-in-law, And thereby vex the old father and mother.
ON THE DUTIES OF ELDER BROTHERS.
Elder brothers, instruct your juniors; Remember well your common parentage; Should they commit a trifling fault, Bear with it and treat them indulgently.
ON THE DUTIES OF YOUNGER BROTHERS.
Disparity in years is ordered by Heaven; Duty to seniors consists in respect.
When younger brothers obey Heaven's dictates, Happiness and honour will be their portion.
ON THE DUTIES OF ELDER SISTERS.
Elder sisters, instruct your younger sisters, Study improvement and fit yourselves for Heaven.
Should you occasionally visit your former homes, Get the little ones around you and tell them what is right.
ON THE DUTIES OF YOUNGER SISTERS.
Girls, obey your elder brothers and sisters, Be obliging and avoid arrogance, Carefully give yourselves to self-improvement, And mind and keep the Ten Commandments.
ON THE DUTIES OF HUSBANDS.