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“...not learn not which proper
For if they do not learn in youth, what will they do when old?
幼 Yeif Youth 不peh not learn 老bu old 何加 what 爲泌? be?
Gems im・wrought, can form nothing useful;
玉Ny6h 不peh 琢 tsoh cut 不peh 成dsung 器tyS;
Gem not not complete vessel
So mail, untaught, can never know his proper duties.
人Zun Man 不peh not 學泌h learn 不peh not 知tsz know 義nyE righ t
15 Let the sons of men, while yet in early life,
爲肌 Be 人zmi merfs 子,tsz sons 方 fong in 少 sni! early 時zz, time
With teachers and friends practise what is'^^orous and proper.
親 Ts'ing 師 sz Associated-with teachers 友‘艸 iriends 脅 dsih practising 禮H propriety 儀"1・ right...”
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“...容沁毘
permit
紊vim仃
to-confuse
Rice, millet,
箱'Dau
Rice
pulse, wheat,
缈命g
millet
rye, and barley.
菽 s6h,麥nuh
pulse wheat
黍sil
pyc
稷 tsih;
barley
Are six kinds of grain on which men subsist.
此'Ts'z These 六也h six 穀 k6h, grain 人zun men 所‘Slf which 食 zuh. eat
The horse ? cow, sheep, fowl, dog, and swine,
馬'M6 牛 nyeu 羊沁g, 雞kyi 犬Sy法 豕SZ,
Horse COW sheep fowl dog pig
40 Are thic six domestic animals which mon treed.
此'Ts吃 These 六16h six 畜 hy6h: animals 人zrni men 所'曲 which 飼ZZ: breed...”
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“...are
system of
連 lie%
Fuh-hi?s-diagrams
changes together with that
|L|san
of Yenti,
有艸歸kw6藏dsong
Yien-ti^-changes
and
And that of
有'Feu
And
the Chau dynasty, form
周Tseu
Tseu*s
易"uh
changes
three treatises complete.
三 set%
three
易 ©uh 詳 dsi^ng
changes complete.
The royal and ministerial
有'
There-are
典'tie%
the-canons
canons, the
謨mfi
plans
instructions
有'“eu
and
and injunctions,
訓hyhn,誥品山
instructions injunctions
The solemn
有'Feu
And
vows and commands, are
誓 zz,命 ming,
vows commands
profound portions of the Record.
- ■ 奥 an;
mysteries
書 Sd ^tsz
Record ?s
Our princely lord of Chau first framed
Ngu 周Tseu 公kfmg
Tseu
duke
Chau Ritual,
作 tsoh
framed
the
周 Tseu
Tseu
禮口
Ritual,
75 And established six
著Ts卻
Set-up
六10h
six
offices for maintaining rule in
官 kw® 存 dsim
offices preserving
the empire/
治 dsz,
rule
The elder
大D於
Great
and younger
小 sinu
small
Tai commented on the Ritual.
註 tslT
e
禮对記Kyf
commented (on) the-Ritual...”
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“...awarding
praise and blame,
marked out
Which, by
寓 Nyif 褒 pen 貶'pi® 別 pih
Preserving
praise
blame
dividing
the good and
善
good
bad.
惡oh
bad
On these annals there are three comments, that of
三Sa他傳ds®'
Three
commen ts
者'ts6
(,)
有艸
t liere-are
Kungyang,
公K&ng 羊 Wng
Kung Yang
Yang
That of the
有'Feu
And
Tso family,
左 Tsfi
Tsu
and that
氏zz'
family
of
Kuh Liang.
有:艸
and
穀K6h 梁Lidng
Koh …
Liang
the philosophers.
being understood, read the works of
經Kyung 旣kyf 明ming 方fong ®doli 予匕z
The classics
Classics
already understood then
read
philosophers
most impottant parts, and commit them to memory.
記kyf 其亦 事zz:
remember their affairs
85 Select the
撮 Ts'6h 其 gyi 要 yaii'
Select
their
importan t
Of these
are the five
五'U 子*'tsz
Five
wise-ones
wise men,
者'ts6
(,)
to wit, Siun, and Yang,
有勿eu荀Sin呼
arc Sing
The worthy Wanchung, with the
文Vun 中Tsung 子'tsz
Vun Tsung the-wise
venerable Lau. and Chwang.
及gyih 老'Lail
with
莊 Tsong
Lau (and) Tsong
When...”
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“...9
Investigate the
考
Examine
succession of ages, and
世sz'系
agcs, succession
the rise and
知tsz
know
fall of dynasties.
終 tshng
end
始'sz
beginning
Shin-nung, together with
自 Zz,羲Hyf 農Nfmg
Hyi …
90 Fuh-hi
From
Were the
and
Nung
Hxvang-ti/
至 tsz(
-to
黃 TFdng
Wong
three monarchs
antiquity.
號负it 三
Named
three
of remote
皇力ong 居kyii上
monarchs lived high
世sz"
ages
Tang and Yu
唐 Dong
Dong (Yau)
Shun) were styled the two rulers;
有勿eu虞Nyii
Nyii (Shun)
(Yau and
and
號加u'二rh'
called two
rulers
Each meekly
相Si血g
Mutually
the
throne : theirs
resigned
揖ih遜sub
yielded humbly
was a prosperous age.
稱ts缶ng盛zung,
prosperous
called
世sz"
age
Hia, and Tang of the
Shang dynasty,
商Song有》eu湯「Pong
Song
had
T^ong
95 With Wu Wang son of Wan of
周 Tseu 文 Vun
Tseu V un
Vun
武'VM
Vu
the Chau, are called the
稱 ts'img
entitled
三s沪
three
three kings.
王力ong
kings
family continued
handed-down-to
The Hia
夏傳ds6
empire
in the government of the
子'tsz...”
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“...spear were
逞Ts'ung' 干戈12 尙诚ng,
Pervaded (in use)
spear
lance
in-esteem
stalked abroad・
游©eu說鈕
stalking captivating
and Autumn annals (period) to that of the contending states,
From the Spring
始 Sz 春Ts"im 获TsWeii
Beginning ~ '
Spring
Autumn
終tsfmg戰Ts6加
ending
Contending
國K6h
States
were five
powerful princes,
105 There
五'U霸p6,强gy命g
Five ■ ■
mighty
brave
mighty warriors.
and seven
七 ts'ih 雄“foig
seven
fierce
出 ts'eh
appeared
Tsin? all began to unite;
蠢 Fung 秦Dsing 氏zz” 始'sz
■ began
When victory declared on the side of
Victo rious
Dsing
family
兼 kyie”
all
幷'ping
t o-unite
But after two reigns, Tsu and Han again strove
二
two
傳DsG
After
世 sz:楚'Ts"if
一 Ts^u
generations
for supremacy;
漢HV 爭 tsung
Ho/i strove-together
Kautsu was
高Kau
Kau. ・
victo rious,
祖'Tsfi
7Tsu
the line of
Han,
and established
興hyung 漢H6以業nyih 建kyie〃
丿、
victorious
Hon
empire
established
Which continued to Hikuping when Wangmang usurped the throne.
至Tsz:孝Hyau"平bing...”
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“...13
And he too, though high in ollicc,
彼P6旣kyf仕zz,
He already in-office
studied assiduously.
學胆h且先旳6
studied nevertheless
勤 gyimg
assiduously
One copied lessons on reeds, another on slips of bamboo;
披M蒲肮編pie他
Split rushes plaited
削 si«h 竹 ts6h
scraped bamboo
簡kyie他
slips
These though destitute of books
無 vH >su
These witho lit books
eagerly sought knowledge・
豆 知 tsz
yet to-know
勉 mie71
urgent
140 [To vanquish sleep] one suspended his head by the hair [from
another pierced liis thigh with an awl;
錐 ts6% 刺 ts'z'
with-an-awl pierced
頭 Deu 懸“6" ^liang
Head suspended to-a-beam
a beam,] and
股Ml
t high
These, though destitute of instruction,
彼玫
They
不peh 教kyau'
not instructed
were laborious in study.
自 zz,勤 gyung
selves diligen t
苦'k呛
laborious
One read
如z仓
As
by light of glow-worms, another by reflection of snow;
囊 liong ^ung
bagged glow-worms
如Z仓映yung'
like reflec tiOmof
雪sih
snow
These, though tlieir families were poor,
家 KyK 雖 s6i 貧 bing
though...”
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“...14
You, who
are young, ought early to think of these things.
爾%h 小'sia/u 生 sung 宜nyf 早'tsaii 思sz
You young pupils ought early to think
150 Behold Liang Hau, at the advanced age of eighty-two,
若Zdh 梁 Li%ng 瀕血' 八pah 十zeh 二
Like Liang Hau eighty two
In the imperial hall among many scholars,, gains the first rank;
對T6” 大dd? 廷 ding 魁kw隹 多恤 士 ZZ《
Reply great hall supreme of-many scholars
And, having accomplished this, he was by all regarded as a prodigy.
異"”
wonderful
彼 F6 旣 kyf 成 dsimg
He already accomplished
衆?tsimg 稱tiling
all called
You, youthful readers, should at once
make the fixed resolve.
爾込h You /J、siau you thful 生 sung scholars 宜nyi ought to-establish 志 tsz" purpose
Yung? when only eight years old, could recite the Odes;
瑩}八pah 歲 s6i” 能 nimg 咏y印lg 詩sz
Yung eight years could improvise Poetry
155 And Pe, nt the age of seven, understood the game of chess:
泌Pf 七 ts'ih 歲 s6i" 能nung 賦f卸 慕gyf
Plc seven years could descant upon chess
These displayed ability...”
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“...
only seven years old,
yourselves
警 kyungc
to arouse
Dong-dynasty - Lieu -
Showing himself a noble
舉 Kyii
Styled
神zim
amazing
Yicn
when
seven
歲s6!
years
kid, was employed to correct writing:
童 diing 作 ts6h
lad made
正 tsimg,
correct
字Z加
characters
He though
was tlius highly promoted;
very young,
彼玫 He 雖s6i though 幼 yeu, young 身sun himself 已yi already 仕ZZ, in-office
165 You, young learners, should strive to )follow liis example;
爾込h 幼 yen, 學“和 勉'mie?/ 而山 致tsz《
You young learners strive and come-up-to
And he who does so, will I acquire similar honors.
有Feu 爲力6 者'ts6 亦“uh 若泌 是zz<
And doing the person also like this
Dogs watch by night; the cock announces the morning.
犬Ty法 守,sen 夜於 鷄kyi 司SZ 晨zim
Dogs watch at-nigli t the-cock rules the-morning
If any refuse to learn, how can they be esteemed men?
苟 Keu' 不peh 學〃彷
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