On entering a country, ask what is forbidden, on entering a village, ask what are the customs, on entering a private house, ask what should not be mentioned.

进入一个国家,问什么是禁止的,进入一个村庄,问什么是风俗习惯,进入一个私人住宅,问什么是不应该提到的。

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While I am the one who made the choice to enter the ministry, there was a choice before that one, the choice God made in calling me to be his in the first place.

虽然我是那个选择进入事奉的人,但在那之前就有一个选择,这个选择是神首先召我成为他的。

Like hatred, jealousy is forbidden by the laws of life because it is essentially destructive.

就像憎恨一样,嫉妒是被生活的法则所禁止的,因为它本质上是破坏性的。

Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.

只有被禁止的快乐才被无节制地爱着;当合法时,它们不会激起欲望。

As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.

当你进入信任和权力的位置时,三思而后行。

A cake and a bad custom ought to be broken.

蛋糕和坏习惯应该打破。