82. Good money and bad money
82. 善錢 與 惡錢
導向成功的金玉良言 --- 成功秘碼69條
如何致富？且聽聽看富爸爸富媽媽是怎麼說的。
There’s nothing good or bad in money itself, only in where it comes from and where it’s going.
「錢就是錢，錢的本身並沒有什麼好壞之分，但是錢有善錢與惡錢之分。」
With the proper and legitimate earned money is good money. With the immoral, illegal, unconscionable evil earned money is bad money. Use the money to do good thing is good money. Use the money to do bad thing is bad money.
「用正當且合法賺來的錢就是善錢。用不道德、不合法、違背良心賺來的錢就是惡錢。把錢用在好事上就是善錢，把錢用在壞事上就是惡錢。」
Good money brings good karma. Bad money brings bad karma.
「追求善錢的必有善報。追求惡錢的必有惡報。」
Bad money, bad thoughts, bad behavior will only bring about bad luck and troubles.
「惡錢、惡思想、惡行為，必定會帶來惡運與煩惱。」
Good money, good thoughts, good behavior will surely bring good luck and peace.
「善錢、善思想、善行為，必定會帶來好運與平安。」
The desire to steal, rob, and commit crimes are all bad thoughts; so are thoughts of overnight riches, getting something for nothing, and living an opulent lifestyle.
「想偷、想搶、想做壞事，這些均屬惡思想。 想發財、想不勞而獲、想過一個奢侈的生活，這些思想也均屬惡思想。」
Money borrowed irresponsibly with no regard for one’s own ability to repay that debt is bad money.
「不考慮自己的償債能力，就隨意借錢消費，這種過度借來的錢均屬於於惡錢。」
Money borrowed to buy a house or car with zero down payment, being faux riche, is bad money. Money borrowed on an over-extended credit card, going over the credit limit, is also bad money.
「打腫臉充胖子，用零頭款去買房子、買車子，用這種方式借來的錢，就屬於惡錢。過度擴張信用，刷爆信用卡，這些用信用卡借來的錢，也屬於惡錢。」
Money obtained illegally and immorally by stealing, robbing, cheating, murdering, and committing crimes is bad money.
「用偷、搶、騙、殺、做壞事，弄來的錢，這些不道德、不合法的錢，就屬於惡錢。」
Money that doesn’t help elevate your moral ethics or purify your mind is bad money.
「不能提昇你品德操守的錢，就是惡錢。不能淨化你思想的錢，也是惡錢。」
Money earned by physical labor and intellectual effort, which conforms to society’s code of ethics, is good money. Any other kind of money is bad money.
10*「凡符合社會道德標準，用勞力、智力賺來的錢是屬於善錢，而其它的錢則屬於惡錢。」
The happiness you get from bad money can only last a short while, not a lifetime.
「惡錢只能讓你快樂一時，不可能讓你快樂一世。」
Money borrowed beyond one’s ability to repay is bad money
「超過自身的償債能力去借錢，這些借來的錢，就是害人的惡錢。」
Only borrow money if you have the ability to repay. Don’t borrow if you can’t repay the debt, otherwise you may be using bad money.
「有能力還錢，才去借錢。沒有能力還錢，就不要去借錢。否則你借來的錢就可能變成惡錢。」
Money earned by legitimate work is good money. Money borrowed beyond one’s ability to repay is bad money.
「正當打工賺來的錢是善錢，超過償債能力而借來的錢則屬於惡錢。」
Overuse of borrowed bad money is one of the main causes of bankruptcy.
「過度使用借來的惡錢，是導至個人破產的原因之一。」
Too much inheritance for children is not always a good thing. Money that isn’t good for the children is also bad money.
「 有時父母會留下很多的財產給子女，這些過多的錢對子女不一定有好處，對子女沒有好處的錢，也是屬於一種惡錢。」
Money that fall from the sky or gained without any effort may very well be bad money.
「從天上掉下來的錢或不勞而獲的錢，都很可能是屬於惡錢。」
If your children know your money comes from illegally seized, this would twist their integrity and destroy their reputations. They would never be able to live with pride.
「如果你的子女知道你的錢是非法奪來的，這時他們的的人格會受到扭曲，他們的名譽也會被你摧毀掉，變成一個一輩子無法抬頭挺胸的人。」
Take this advice to heart: we must leave our children with good money, not bad money.
「切記！切記！我們要留善錢給子女，不要留惡錢給子女。」
Water can float a boat as it can flip a boat. By the same token, money can save lives as it can destroy lives. Therefore we must only pursue good money and refuse bad money.
20*「 水可載舟，水也可以覆舟。同理，錢可救人，錢也可以害人。所以我們一定要去追求善錢，而不要去追求惡錢。」
You must recognize the true meaning of money so not to let money destroy your heart and aspirations.
「你要真正地去認識錢的真諦，這樣錢才不會毀壞你的心志。」
Money can buy a house but not a cozy home.
「有錢可以買到一幢房子，但買不到一個溫暖的家。」
Money can buy a clock but not precious time.
「有錢可以買到時鐘，但買不到珍貴的時間。」
Money can buy a bed but not adequate sleep.
「有錢可以買到一張床，但買不到一個充足的睡眠。」
Money can buy books but not knowledge.
「有錢可以買到一本書，但買不到知識。」
Money can buy medical care but not lost health.
「有錢可以買到醫療服務，但買不到失去的健康。」
Money can buy blood but not life.
「有錢可以買到血漿，但買不到失去的生命。」
Money can buy status but not respect.
「有錢可以買到地位，但買不到尊重。」
Money can buy power but not buy happiness.
「有錢可以買到權力，但買不到快樂。」
Money can buy a spouse but not true love.
30*「有錢可以買到配偶，但買不到真愛。」
Money can buy sex but not love.
「有錢可以買到性，但買不到愛。」
Money can buy things but not the soul.
「有錢可以買到東西，但買不到靈魂。」
Money can buy moments but not eternity.
「有錢可以買到一時，但買不到永遠。」
Money can buy atonement but not peace of conscience.
「有錢可以買到贖罪，但買不到良心平安。」
Money can buy bad people but not good people.
「有錢可以買到壞人，但買不到義人。」
Money can buy enjoyment but not content.
「有錢可以買到享樂，但買不到滿足。」
Bad money can destroy a man’s heart and aspirations. It can also destroy his morals.
「惡錢可以毀壞一個人的心志，惡錢可以毀壞一個人的道德。」
We were taught in school to aim not for high government positions but to accomplish greatness. Yet as grownups, we found that everyone only aims to make big money. Is that what the teachers meant by telling us to “accomplish greatness”?
「從小老師教導我們要立志做大事，不要立志做大官，長大以後，怎麼發現人人都在立志賺大錢 / 發大財。難道老師教導我們做大事就是指「賺大錢」？
Bad thoughts and bad behavior stem from the willingness to forsake one’s moral conscience in the pursuit of money. The sole purpose of thieving, pirating, robbing, cheating, lying, and murdering is to obtain bad money.
「為了賺大錢，什麼良心道德都可以不管不顧，這就是惡思想、惡行為的由來。偷、盜、搶、詐、騙、殺，它的目的就是為取得「惡錢」。
Don’t take bad money; don’t do bad things; don’t say bad words; don’t choose bad roads.
40*「惡錢不可取，惡行不可做。惡話不可說。惡路不可走。」
The most pitiful people in the world are those who have nothing left except money.
「世界上最可憐的人，就是窮到只剩下錢的人。」
Money made by someone who doesn’t care about anyone’s benefit but his own is bad money.
「只圖自己的利益，而不顧他人利益的人，他所賺的錢，是一種惡錢。」
Unscrupulous businesses that make unscrupulous products don’t care about the health and safety of others. The money they make is bad money.
「黑心商人不顧他人健康與安全問題，製造出黑心產品，他所賺的錢，就是一種惡錢。」
A person who evades tax liabilities only cares about his own profit and not the benefit of the entire society. The money he saves is bad money.
「逃稅、漏稅的人，只顧自己的利益，而不顧社會的利益，他所省下來的錢，是一種惡錢。。」
A man who has lost his conscience and only takes bad money is indeed despicable as well as pitiful.
「失去良心，盡攢惡錢的人，這種人是很可惡，又是很可悲的。」
When the government borrows against the national deficit to print more money, most of it is bad money. If the increased deficit cannot be compensated by tax increases, then it becomes bad money to be repaid by our children.
「政府大量印鈔票，這些從赤字預算中借來的錢，絕大部份屬於惡錢。如果這些預算缺口不能用加稅來彌補，那麼這些錢就是債留子孫的惡錢。」
Individuals should not pursue bad money, nor should the government print bad money. Too much bad money will surely end up in disaster.
「個人不該追求惡錢，政府也不該印出惡錢，多用惡錢，必定帶來大災難。」
Mountains of bad money bring mountains of disasters.
「滿坑滿谷的惡錢，必定帶來滿坑滿谷的災難。」
Robbers steal from the bank; the government steals from future generations. Either way it’s bad money.
「強盜搶的是銀行的錢，政府搶的是子孫的錢，這些錢都是惡錢啊！」
Study hard and work diligently to earn money. Never take nor borrow bad money.
50*「我們就要好好讀書，努力打工賺辛苦錢。千萬不要去賺黑心錢、惡錢，也不要去借惡錢。」
The damage brought about by bad money far exceeds any happiness it can bring.
「惡錢帶給你的災難，將遠甚過惡錢帶給你的快樂。」
We should set our sights on making good money, not bad money.
「我們要立志賺善錢，不要立志賺惡錢。」
Thoughts that lead to bad money are bad thoughts. Behavior that generates bad money is bad behavior. We must not only eliminate bad behavior but also bad thoughts.
「 一切讓你產生惡錢的思想，就是惡思想。一切讓你實現惡錢的行為，就是惡行為。我們不只要戒除惡行為，也要戒除惡思想。
Everyone wishes to make more money in order to afford the best education for their children, but if what they use is bad money, then it will ultimately backfire.
「每一個人都想賺更多的錢，來給子女有一個最好的教育，但是你的錢若是屬於惡錢，那就適得其反。」
Bad money won’t bring your children happiness; it can only bring them notoriety.
「惡錢不會帶來子女幸福，惡錢只會給子女帶來惡名。」
If parents were disorderly conduct, violation of the law, the parent’s notoriety will give the children the most serious injuries. Children often accused or discredit by others, completely destroyed the next generation’s happiness due to the previous generation’s notoriety.
「做父母的人如果行為不檢，違反法律，父母的壞名聲會帶給子女最嚴重的傷害，子女常到遭他人指責或抹黑，下一代的幸福全毀在上一代的惡名上。」
All the money in the world cannot redeem one’s mistakes. To avoid failure, you must control your greed.
「再有錢的人也贖不回自己的過錯，個人要避免失敗，就要管制自己的貪念。」
The way to avoid failure is to first keep control over one’s own greed. Next is to keep control over one’s own mouth, eyes, ears, and carelessness.
「個人要避免失敗，就要管制自己的貪心，其次就要管制自己的嘴巴、眼睛、耳
朵與粗心。」
The cause of pain and failure in life is saying what shouldn’t be said, seeing what shouldn’t be seen, hearing what shouldn’t be heard, doing what shouldn’t be done, and taking what shouldn’t be taken.
「不該說的說了、不該看的看了、不該聽的聽了、不該做的做了、不該貪的貪了，這些都是人生痛苦與失敗的原因。」
You may fool everyone at one point or even fool some people indefinitely, but you cannot fool yourself forever. Whoever thinks he’s the smartest of them all is in fact the most foolish of them all.
60*「你可以一時愚弄所有的人，你也可以永遠愚弄一些人，但你不可以一輩子愚弄你自己。自以為是世界上最聰明的人，就是世界上最愚笨的人。」
Those who toy with others never end up in a good place.
「凡是玩弄別人的人，一定不會有好下場。」
All troubles stem from the heart. All misfortune stems from greed.
「一切的煩惱皆由心生，一切的惡運皆來自於自己過度的貪婪。」
Short money is not a big problem, only bad money, evil money, bad thoughts and bad behavior is a big problem.
「缺錢不是一個大的問題，只有惡錢、惡思想、惡行為才是倜大問題。」
The biggest mistake in life is falling prey to bad / evil money.
「人類最大的犯錯，就是上了惡錢的當。」
Bad money, bad thoughts, and bad behavior will only bring you a guilty conscience.
「惡錢、惡思想、惡行為，必定會帶來良心不安。」
If you don’t do bad things, don’t take bad money, don’t possess bad thoughts, then you should be able to live in peace with a clear conscience.
「不做壞事、不賺黑心錢、不要有惡思想，相信你就能無虧良心，生活平安。」
If you can be at peace with your conscience, then you can find peace in your life.
「只要能良心平安，生活就能平安。」
Good health is very important but good money, good thoughts, good behavior is more important..
「健康很重要，但善錢、善思想、善行為，更為重要。」
Bad financial and living situations can easily lead one to risk everything and commit illegal acts. Hope you can retain your self-control, stay away from bad money, bad thoughts, and bad behavior in order to avoid misfortunes and have a bright future.
「經濟不好，生活困窘，最容易讓人挺而走險，貪贓枉法，做出壞事。希望你能控制自己，避開惡錢、惡思想、惡行為，這樣你就能避開惡運，走向光明。」
The only way to be at peace is to change the world through good money, good thoughts, and good behavior.
69*「你要利用善錢、善思想、善行為去扭轉乾坤，這是你唯一求得心安理得之道。」
Life has many games, if you lost one game, you do not become despondent. You need thoroughly review, turn over goodness. Do good, do successfully after that, Take responsibility, correct the mistake is right way to goodness. To take advantage of good money, good thoughts, good behavior to light the rest of life, turn evil money into good money, turn bad behavior into good deeds, it’s the only way to make up for your faults.
「人一生中有許多局，萬一你其中的一局做失敗了，你不要喪志，你要徹底檢討，認真改過，重新向善，在你以後的幾局裡，要把它做的好，做的成功。勇於承擔責任，知錯則改 ，善莫大焉。 要利用善錢、善思想、善行為去光明你的餘生，把惡錢變為善錢，把惡行變為善行，這樣才是你唯一彌補過錯的方法。」
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