子曰:知恥近乎勇

孔教餐前頌

孔教學院湯恩佳院長恭撰

感恩昊天 ,好生之德

感恩父母 ,養育之恩

感恩孔聖 ,仁之教誨

義以養心 ,食以養身

須知盤中餐,粒粒皆辛苦。



Pre-meal Ode
by Dr. Tong Yun-kai,
President of The Confucian Academy


Grateful we are to Heaven,
For his favoring all life on earth;

Grateful we are to our parents,
For their nurture and education;

Grateful we are to Confucius the Sage,
For his teachings of benevolence.

Let’ s nourish our mind with righteousness,
and our body with food.

Each and every grain of rice is the
fruit of toiling farmers.