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

jūn

monarch

zi

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

tǎn

flat

dàng

to wash

dàng

to wash

,

xiǎo

small

rén

person; people

cháng

long

(bound form) relatives; kin

(bound form) relatives; kin