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THE APPENDIXES.
SECT. I.
X. (The trigram representing) the sky above, and below it (that representing the waters of) a marsh, form Li. The superior man, in accordance with this, discriminates between high and low, and gives settlement to the aims of the people.
1. “He treads his accustomed path and goes forward :'-singly and exclusively he carries out his (long-cherished) wishes.
2. 'A quiet and solitary man, to whom, being firm and correct, there will be good fortune :'-holding the due mean, he will not allow himself to be thrown into disorder.
3. "A one-eyed man (who thinks that he) can see:'-he is not fit to see clearly. 'A lame man (who thinks that he can) tread well:'-one cannot walk along with him. The ill fortune of being bitten' arises from the place not being the proper one for him. 'A (mere) bravo acting the part of a great ruler :'—this is owing to his aims being (too) violent
4. 'He becomes full of apprehensive caution, and in the end there will be good fortune :'-his aim takes effect.
5. 'He treads resolutely; and though he be firm and correct, there is peril :'—this is due to his being in the position that is correct and appropriate to him.
said to be rich,' or 'to have rich resources. With these he unites with the subjects' of line 4 to effect their common object.
Under line 6 we are told that the restraint is at its height, and the restrained should keep still for a time. The paragraph is metrical. The paragraphs to lines 1, 2, 3, all rhyme together. So do those to 4, 5; and now under 6, we have a couplet :
Lol rain, lol rest, the power is full ! Good man ! hold hard. Obstructions rule.'
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| SR No. | 007676 |
| Book Title | Text of Confucianism Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Legge |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1882 |
| Total Pages | 2405 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 43 MB |