참전계경 영문. 제1장,상경.제1강령, 성. 제2체, 정심.제11용,입신.-----21

[홍승주]

제1장.上經(상경) 21訓(훈) 157事(사).

제1 강령 성(誠).....정성.....第1事(제1사)

제2체 正心(정심).....내 마음 속의 올바름......第12事

제11용 立身(입신).....바르게 몸을 세움........第14事

Title : Section 11. Ipsin(入身,입신) : Erecting the Body Upright (Article 14)

[Korean Interpretation Summary]

    ● 'Ip'(立,립 - Erecting / Standing) means righteousness,

        and 'Sin(身,신 - Body) means the physical self.

    ● Only when thee mind is free from shame can one erect their body

       upright and stand firmly in the world.

    ● If the mind is not upright, there will be secrets to hide.

       In acting basely, anxiety and distress will alternate, causing oppression in the Chest.

       As a result, one′s "Jeong'(精,정 - Essence / Vital Energy) scatters,

       and 'Gi'(氣,기 - Energy / Life Force) weakens.

    ● Therefore, a Wise Person(哲人,철인) erects their body upright in the  world without shifting,

       whereas the  Ordinary people(衆人,중인) live by bending and crouching 

        their bodies to the world.

  [ Englush Translation of the Original Text]

    ■ 立은 直也오 身은 躬也라 (입은 직야오 신은 궁야라)

      "Ip (Erecting) means being upright, and Sin (Bosy) means the physical.

      ■ 無所愧於心然後에 乃直躬하야 (무소괴어심연후에 내직궁하야)

       "Only after having nothing to be ashamed of in to the mind

          can one then erect their body upright,"

      ■ 立於世矣오 不正心則 隱微之間에 (입어세의오 부정심즉 은미지간에)  

        " and stand inthe world. If the mind is not upright,

           then in the midst of hidden and subtle wrongdoings,"

      ■ 惱懣이 交至하야 精散而氣衰하나니 (뇌만이 교지하야 정산이기쇠하나니)

         "anguish and distress will intertwine, causing the vital essence (Jeong) To

           scatter and the life force (Gi) to wither,"

       ■ 是故로 哲人은 粹潤하고 衆人은 傴僂니라. (시고로 철인은 수윤하고 중인은 구루니라.)

         " For this reason, the wise person stands firm and upright,

            while ordinary people crouch and bend."

   [Key Concepts for Better Understanding]

        ● Ipsin(立身,입신) : Literally means " erecting the body," but metaphorically it refers to

                                        living a life of integgrity, dignity, and moral uprightness.

        ● Jeong(精,정) and Gi(氣,기) : Traditional Asian philosophical and medical concepts.

                                                         'Jeong' refers to the foundational essence or vital energy of the body,

                                                           and 'Gi' refers to the active life force.  

                                                           The textsuggests that mental guilt directly harms physical

                                                            health and energy.

        ● Wise person(哲人,철인) vs. Ordinary people(衆人,중인) : 

             contrast between those who maintain their integrity under any circumstance and those 

              who compromise their principles and live subserviently due to hidden shame.