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TheChengyu梁上君子literallymeans“ontheceilingbeams(梁上,liángshàng)liesagentleman(君子,jūnzǐ).Itisusedtodescribeathief.
ChenShi,anEasternHangovernmentofficial,wasarespectablemanwholivedanhonestlife,demonstratedintellectualprowess.ThetownspeoplewouldratherbepunishedbylawthanbecriticizedbyChenShi,ashiswordswereofgreatwisdomandkindness.
Oneday,afterreturninghome,ChenShinoticedsomethingoddinthefoyer.Athief,cladintightblackrobeswithhisheadinanequallyblackbandana,crouchedsilentlyontheceilingbeamsabove.Heleaptbackandforth,makinghiswaytothecentralhall.
Seeingthis,ChenShisummonedhischildrenandgrandchildrentogetherforameeting;onebyonetheyshuffledintothegreathall.Thethiefstayedfrozenabovethebeams,carefulnottorevealhimselftothecrowd.ChenShipaused,motionedforsilence,andspoke:
“Mychildren-youmuststudytobe