Chen Shi and Liang Shang's Translation of Classical Chinese

Chen Shi, a native of the Eastern Han Dynasty, is kind. At that time, the hungry people were hungry, and thieves entered their houses at night, which was set on the beam (1). Yin Shi (2) saw it, that is, dressed, called children and grandchildren, and taught them with positive colors, saying, "Husband (3) people have to encourage themselves. Bad people are not necessarily evil, but accustomed to nature. As for Si (4). " The children and grandchildren said, "Who is it?" In fact, it refers to the thief on the beam: "The gentleman on the beam is also!" The thief was frightened, threw himself on the ground and was convicted of (9). Xu Yan (6) is like (7): "Look at your appearance, you don't look like an evil person, so you should deeply believe that (8) has betrayed kindness." But this should be because of poverty, so there are only two silks left. There was no repeated theft in Ziyi (10) county. [ 1]

Reference translation:

Chen Shi, a native of the Eastern Han Dynasty, is kind and caring. There was a famine that year and people were very hungry. A thief entered his house at night and hid on the beam. Chen really saw him sneaking around, so he got up and adjusted his clothes, called up his children and grandchildren, and seriously educated them, saying, "You have to be diligent and depend on yourself. People who are not kind are not necessarily bad in nature, but they are infected with bad habits and become like this. " The children and grandchildren said, "Who is such a person?" Chen Shi pointed to the thief on the beam and said, "That's the gentleman on that beam." Surprised, the thief jumped to the ground and kowtowed and confessed. Chen Shi slowly enlightened him and said, "You don't look like a bad guy. You should reflect on yourself and do good deeds. " Chen Shi knew he was poor, so he gave him two pieces of silk. Since then, there have been no thieves in the county.