【13】宁向直中取，不向曲中求。
——许仲琳《封神演义》（明末刊本）第二十三回

投票：外方评委 8人投票 ★ ，中方评委 3人投票 ●

1．Seek what you desire with integrity and dignity rather than with flattery and servility．

（倪庆行译） ★★●●●

2．Make honest gains，avoid crooked plots．

（刘德江译） ★★★★★

3．Seek gains in the right way rather than by devious means．

（王如利译） ★★★★

4．I'd rather seek by fair means than gain without dignity．

（张晓阳译） ★★

5．It's better to make gains by righteous means than by hook or crook．

（乐国斌译） ★★

6．Win with honesty，and don't compromise．

（樊功生译） ★★

7．Strive only for gains which are proper，and never grovel for any favor．

（叶如钢译） ★

8．I would rather righteously strive for truth than abase myself for gain．

（郁序新译） ★

9．Rather obtain by honest means than beg with twisted ways．

（何艳译） ★

10．Better die standing than live kneeling．

（杨中仁译） ★

11．I would rather get something by fair means than by unfair means．

（董秀静译） ★

12．To seek directly is preferred rather than otherwise．

（杨秀波译） ★ cdsQXBIYts6hdFYXCX3Pme8BrTDGTKF5UQHEWWKapofLvXcDIFNJomBoeMuD57xo