Wenyan

Clouds Rise, Rosy Mists Flourish

yún云1
jēng蒸2
shyá霞3
wèy蔚4
Clouds billow like rising steam, and rosy mists flourish in splendor.
1. clouds
2. to rise like steam, to billow upward
3. rosy clouds, sunset glow
4. to flourish luxuriantly, to abound

Confucian Without, Legalist Within

wày外1
rú儒2
nèy内3
fǎa法4
Confucian in appearance, Legalist in substance.
1. outside, outward
2. Confucian, Confucianism
3. inside, inward
4. law, Legalist [school of thought]

Do Not Interfere with Agricultural Seasons

bùh不1
wéi违2
nóng农3
shýr时4
Do not interfere with the farming seasons.
1. не (нужно) (not, do not)
2. нарушать (to violate, to interfere with, to go against)
3. сельхоз (agriculture, farming)
4. сезоны (season, time)

Dripping Water Penetrates the Stone

shoěi水1
dī滴2
shýr石3
chuān穿4
Dripping water, over time, wears through stone.
1. water
2. to drip
3. stone
4. to pierce through, to penetrate

Fools Exhaust You

yú愚1
jěe者2
jỳh致3
pyí疲4
The foolish wear themselves out.
1-2. глупые (foolish, stupid, ignorant)
3. вызывают (bring about, incur, cause)
4. усталость (exhaustion, weariness, fatigue)