父懒则母苦,
母苦则子惧,
子惧则家衰,
家衰难再起(家衰败三代)。
A loving father wins the mother’s respect;
A respected mother nurtures a child at peace;
A child with inner peace fosters family harmony;
And a harmonious family thrives in every undertaking.
A lazy father burdens the mother with hardship;
A mother worn down by hardship raises a fearful child.
A child living in fear brings about the family’s decline;
And a fallen family struggles to rise again (its decline lingers across three generations).
父懒则母苦,
母苦则子惧,
子惧则家衰,
家衰难再起(家衰败三代)。
A loving father wins the mother’s respect;
A respected mother nurtures a child at peace;
A child with inner peace fosters family harmony;
And a harmonious family thrives in every undertaking.
A lazy father burdens the mother with hardship;
A mother worn down by hardship raises a fearful child.
A child living in fear brings about the family’s decline;
And a fallen family struggles to rise again (its decline lingers across three generations).