见善如不及，见不善如探汤【英】

Contemplating good and pursuing it; as if you could not reach it; contemplating evil; and shrinking from it; as you would from thrusting a hand into boiling water.

译文来源

习近平谈治国理政：英文/习近平著；英文翻译组译.--北京：外文出版社，2014：438

例句

1. 对腐败分子，发现一个就要坚决查处一个。要抓早抓小，有病就马上治，发现问题就及时处理，不能养痈遗患。要让每一个干部牢记“手莫伸，伸手必被捉”的道理。“见善如不及，见不善如探汤。”领导干部要心存敬畏，不要心存侥幸。——《习近平谈治国理政》 ，2014：394-395

1. Once a corrupt official is identified, we must conduct a thorough investigation. The important thing is to take measures to prevent and curb corruption in its earliest stage of development, addressing problems of corruption as soon as they are found, in the same way as we treat a disease promptly when it is diagnosed. Any delay in dealing with corruption may lead to more serious problems, and must not be allowed. Every official must bear the following in mind: "Do not try dipping into the public coffers because a thieving hand is bound to get caught,and "Contemplating good and pursuing it, as if you could not reach it; contemplating evil, and shrinking from it, as you would from thrusting a hand into boiling water."Officials must be in awe of Party discipline and state laws rather than trust to luck in the hope of escaping punishment for corruption.—Quoted from XI JINPING The Governance of China, 2014:438