5. 天薄我福 吾厚吾德
5. Should Heaven make my fortune inadequate, I would increase the store of my virtue to replenish it.

天薄我福，吾厚吾德以迎之；天劳我形，吾逸吾心以补之；天厄我遇，吾亨吾道以通之。

【今文解译】

上天赐我的福祉不多，我就行善积德以求福报。

上天要使我辛苦劳累，我就放松身心以求弥补。

上天要让我命途坎坷，我就增强修为以求通达。

【English Translation】

Should Heaven make my fortune inadequate, I would increase the store of my virtue to replenish it.

Should Heaven labor my body too hard, I would relax my mind to reinforce it.

Should Heaven make my way obstructed, I would enhance my moral cultivation to smooth it. OdqQ1nA0cYhkWtD//R3pckGPdf8oh+F5ybx7uHPBfMKsKXasewiFsY99iCcUY+53