Gosho 四条金吾殿御書（九思一言事） Nine Thoughts to One Word

家へかへらんにはさき(前)に人を入れてと(戸)のわき(側)・はし(橋)のした(下)・むま(厩)やのしり・たか(高)どの(殿)一切くらきところを・みせて入るべし・

When you come back to your own home, before you enter, send someone in ahead of you to inspect the doorways, the area under any bridges, the area behind the stables, the upper apartments, and any other dark places before you venture in yourself.

When you come back to your home, before you enter there, send someone to inspect the doorways, the place under bridges, the back of the stable, the raised floor, and all other dark places.

せう(焼)まう(亡)には我が家よりも人の家よりもあれ・たか(財)らを・を(惜)しみてあわてて火をけすところへ・づつとよ(寄)るべからず、

If a fire should break out, whether in your own house or the house of someone else, do not rush to the site of the fire in hopes of putting it out and saving objects of value.

If a fire should break out, whether in your own house or the house of someone else, do not come near to the site of the fire to begrudge the treasure in a fluster.

まして走り出る事なかれ、

And of course you should not dash out of the building where you will be exposed.

And of course, you should not rush out.

出仕より主の御ともして御かへりの時はみかど(御門)より馬より・をりて、いとまの・さしあうよし・は(判)うくわ(官)んに申して・いそぎかへるべし、

When you return with your lord from some outing, you should dismount when you arrive at the gate of the lord’s residence, report on your mission to the officer in charge there, and then hurry back to your own house.

When you return with your lord from some outing, you dismount from a horse when you arrive at the gate of the lord's residence, if there is nothing to do there, however, you report to the officer in charge, then should hurry home.

つづく　Continued

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