194. 恭则不侮，宽则得众，信则人任焉，敏则有功，惠则足以使人。17.6

Dignity will not incur humiliation, lenience helps win over people, faithfulness helps gain trust, diligence helps win success, and kindness enables you to employ the services of others.

195. 好仁不好学，其蔽也愚。17.8

Loving to show benevolence without loving to learn may lead to being fooled.

196. 好知不好学，其蔽也荡。17.8

Loving to show wisdom without loving to learn may lead to random actions.

197. 好信不好学，其蔽也贼。17.8

Loving to show sincerity without loving to learn may bring about harm.

198. 好直不好学，其蔽也绞。17.8

Loving to show straightforwardness without loving to learn may lead to acerbity. 

199. 好勇不好学，其蔽也乱。17.8

Loving to show courage without loving to learn may lead to rampage.​

200. 好刚不好学，其蔽也狂。17.8

Loving to show staunchness without loving to learn may lead to arrogance.​

201. 乡愿，德之贼也。17.13

Those goody-goody rustics are spoilers of morality.

202. 道听而涂说，德之弃也。17.14

To spread hearsay is to go against morality.

203. 天何言哉？四时行焉，百物生焉，天何言哉？17.19

Heaven does not speak, yet the four seasons do function, and all things do grow.