聲聞過情，君子恥之。 - 孟子

V1. Any excessive undeserved honour will dishonour its recipient

V2. Any excessive undeserved grace will disgrace its recipient

It’s merely a gossip when a person gossips,

But a likely fact via myriad gossiping lips.

Tr. Ziyuzile  

俗语 “人不为己，天诛地灭” ---如何来解读和翻译呢？ 看来需要找一个背景，比如 “D B消毒” 这个案例行不行呢？ 几十年前有过 “H S抄家”，没想到现在又来了一场“B S消毒”，ZG 啊，“红白xi事” 何时了？

If one’s wilful to misbehave,

Anon God will do with this knave.

Tr. Ziyuzile

Alive, I must strive for the best interest of the nation,

When dead, let my name be worthy of its reputation.

 Tr. Ziyuzile 

如何英译处理 求名当求身后名 呢？ 看到有人处理为 'achieve posthumous fame