170。    

爾	男	子，	當	自	警。
ěr	nán	zǐ	dāng	zì	jǐng
(you	male	children,	should	self	alert)

You boys should keep this in mind and learn from their example.

171。    

唐	劉	晏，	方	七	歲。
táng	liú	yàn	fāng	qī	suì
(Tang	Liu	Yan,	just	seven	years old

In the Tang dynasty, Liu Yan, at the age of seven . . .  TL

172。    

舉	神	童，	作	正	字。
jǔ	shén	tóng	zuò	zhèng	zì
(named	spirit	child,	made	right	word)

. . . was declared a child prodigy and appointed to a post at the royal academy.

173。    

彼	雖	幼，	身	己	仕。
bǐ	suī	yòu	shēn	yǐ	shì
(he	even if	young,	body	already	official)

Even though he was so young, he was still an official.

174。    

爾	幼	學，	勉	而	致。
ěr	yòu	xué	miǎn	ér	zhì
(you	young	students,	exert	then	concentrate)

You young students, make the effort and concentrate; . . .
 
175。    

有	為	者，	亦	若	是。
yǒu	wéi	zhě	yì	ruò	shì
(have,	do	those,	also	like	this)

. . . those who do as Liu Yan did will achieve similar results.

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