How should you see good? How should you hear evil?

Today I came across the following Chinese expression that I thought was clever enough to post.

見善如渴, 聞惡如聾
견선여갈, 문악여롱

"See good as if thirsty; hear evil as if deaf."

See (見) good (善) as if (如) thirsty (渴); hear (聞) evil (惡) as if (如) deaf (聾).