The couplet on the right says: "Considering the diligence and austerity practised by our ancestors, we must always remember how difficult it is to get a meal." The couplet on the left says: "Posterity must bear in mind to make a harmonious and orderly home and remember the importance of making both ends meet."
左右兩邊又有一幅從天花板上垂下的立軸，右聯是「想先人克勤克儉雖一粥一飯當思來處不易」，左聯是「囑後裔宜家宜室即半絲半縷恆念物力維艱」。