No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.

【释义】一个人如果能在暗中行善积德、不欺瞒他人，圣人会察觉并赞许，贤人会帮助他，天道也会眷顾他，人们因此喜爱他，鬼神则敬重他。他身处富贵而不失其财富与地位，灾祸不侵犯他，寿命也不会受到折损。劫难、火灾、水患等都远离他，最终可以保全性命，享完其应有的天寿。

 认为贞洁是一种美德是人类心灵的迷信之一。