153。   

如	負	薪，	如	挂	角。
rú	fù	xīn	rú	guà	jiǎo
(for instance	carry	firewood,	for instance	hang	horn)

Some cleverly studied while working at menial jobs⁺, . . .

154。    

身	雖	勞，	猶	苦	卓。
shēn	suī	láo	yóu	kǔ	zhuó
(body	though	labor,	still	hardship	outstanding)

. . . even though their bodies were exhausted, they excellently overcame their problems.

155。    

蘇	老	泉，	二	十	七。
sū	lǎo	quán	èr	shí	qī
(Su	Lao	Quan,	two	ten	seven)

Su Lao Quan (Su Xun), at the age of 27, . . . TL

156。    

始	發	憤，	讀	書	籍。
shǐ	fā	fèn	dú	shū	jí
(start	issue	energy,	read	book	records)

. . . roused himself to begin studying books; . . .

157。    

彼	既	老，	猶	悔	遲。
bǐ	jì	lǎo	yóu	huǐ	chí
(he	already	old,	still	repented	late)

. . . he was quite old to begin studying seriously, even though he succeeded, he greatly regretted his late start.

158。   

爾	小	生，	宜	早	思。
ěr	xiǎo	shēng	yí	zǎo	sī
(you	small	born,	should	early	consider)

You young students should think of these things early.

159。    

若	梁	□，	八	十	二。
ruò	liáng	hào	bā	shí	èr
(for instance	Liang	Hao,	eight	ten	two)

There was, for instance, Liang Hao, who, at the age of 82 . . .

160。    

對	大	廷，	魁	多	士。
duì	dà	tíng	kuí	duō	shì
(reply	great	court,	chief	many	scholars)

. . . got first place in the annual examination for scholars.   

161。    

彼	既	成，	眾	稱	異。
bǐ	jì	chéng	zhòng	chēng	yì
(he	already	succeed,	crowd	call	unusual)

That he so succeeded at his age, everyone called it exceptional.

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⁺ Referred to are Zhu Maichen and Li Mi. TL  TL