【译文】每个人心里都有一篇真正的好文章，可惜都被残缺不全的杂乱文章所遮盖；每个人的心中都有一首真正的好乐曲，可惜都被那些妖艳的歌声和淫靡的舞蹈所淹没了。所以，做学问的人一定要排除外界的干扰和诱惑，直接去寻求人心中最自然的本性，这样才能求得真正享用不尽的真学问。 

 

【英文译文】In everyone’s heat there is a book of truth. But it is torn and incomplete, and its message is blurred. Deep in everyone’s spirit is a beautiful melody, but it is drowned by lascivious chords. He who hankers after knowledge must reject all external temptations, and seek the essence of human nature. Only then will he be able to acquire really useful knowledge.

（保罗·怀特 译）

 

In everyone’s heart, there is a book on code of conduct, but it is sealed up with miscellaneous fragments; and also there is a music score of innermost feelings, but it is drowned out by indecent melodies. As a learner, he must do his utmost to clear away external enticement and come straightway to the perception of the essence of his own nature. Only by doing like this will he be really able to benefit from the book and from the music score as well.

（周文标 译）