| 99 | 99 | 【原文】 居逆境中,周身皆针砭药石,砥节砺行而不觉;处顺境内,眼前尽兵刃戈矛,销膏靡骨而不知。 【今译】 身处困难环境之中,周围好像都是治病的良药,磨炼了人的气节品行而不察觉;身处顺利环境之中,眼前尽是杀人的凶器,使人油干灯尽粉身碎骨也不知道。 | When you face trying circumstances, everything that you encounter has the effect of bitter medicinal herbs and the stone needles used in acupuncture. These needles and medicines serve to refine your character and conduct, although you do not realize it. When you are experiencing smooth sailing, it is as if the path ahead were strewn with weapons, which harm you bit by bit until you are finally destroyed. At such times a man can be compared to lamp oil, which is gradually consumed until there is none left, although he is unaware of it. |