君子坦荡荡,小人长戚戚

jūn zi tǎn dàng dàng , xiǎo rén cháng qī qī

good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked

君

jūn

monarch

子

zi

noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair"

坦

tǎn

flat

荡

dàng

to wash

荡

dàng

to wash

,

,

小

xiǎo

small

人

rén

person; people

长

cháng

long

戚

qī

(bound form) relatives; kin

戚

qī

(bound form) relatives; kin