Gosho 問注得意抄 三 The The Points to be Careful of in the Court 3

設(たと)ひ敵人等悪口(あっく)を吐くと雖(いえど)も、各々(おのおの)当身の事一・二度までは聞かざるが如くすべし。

Even if your opponents in the case should happen to utter abuse, and even if it is something that concerns yourselves, the first and second time this happens I believe you should act as if you have heard nothing.

Even if your opponent criticizes you, you should act as if you have heard nothing when is the first and second of slander.

三度に及ぶの時、顔貌(げんみょう)を変ぜず、麁(そ)言(げん)を出ださず、軟(なん)語(ご)を以て申すべし。

If they continue yet a third time, without either changing your expression or using rude language, you must answer with gentle words.

If they yet continue a third slander, without changing your complexion or without using rude language, you must answer with gentle words.

各々は一処の同輩なり。私(わたくし)に於(おい)ては全く違恨(いこん)無きの由之(よしこれ)を申さるべきか。

You must make sure to say something like “All of us are colleagues at the same place. We bear you absolutely no personal grudges”.

You should say to them in this way, “All of us are colleague of the same place. We bear you absolutely no personal grudges”.

又御供(おとも)の雑人(ぞうにん)等に能(よ)く能く禁止を加へ、喧嘩(けんか)を出だすべからざるか。

And I think you should carefully warn those in your retinue and your servants to avoid provoking fights.

And I think you should carefully warn them of your retinue to avoid provoking quarrel.

つづく　Continued

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