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THE TEXTS OF TÂOISM.
BK. XXIX.
'Pi-kan had his heart cut out; 3ze-hsü had his eyes gouged out :-such were the evil consequences of their loyalty. The upright person bore witness against his father ; Wei Shăng was drowned :—such were the misfortunes of good faith. Pao-zze stood till he was dried up; Shăn-zze would not defend himself?:-such were the injuries brought on by disinterestedness. Confucius did not see his mother 3 ; Khwang-zze did not see his father :-such were the failures of the righteous. These are instances handed down from former ages, and talked about in these later times. They show us how superior men, in their determination to be correct in their words and resolute in their conduct, paid the penalty of these misfortunes, and were involved in these distresses.'
3. Mr. Dissatisfied 6 asked Mr. Know-the-Mean", saying, 'There is no man after all who does not strive for reputation and pursue after gain. When men are rich, then others go to them. Going to them, they put themselves beneath them. In that position they do honour to them as nobler than themselves. But to
* See the Analects, XIII, 18.
2 The reading of the name here is not certain. The best identification perhaps is with Shan Shăng (W ), the eldest son of duke Hsien of zin, who was put to death on a false charge of having put poison into his father's food, from which he would not defend himself.
8 A false charge. • The Khwang Kang of Mencius, IV, ii, 30, 4.v.
o Both of these names are fictitious. About the meaning of the first, there can be no difference of opinion. I have given that of the second according to my understanding of it, -see in the Li Kî, Book XXVIII, section I.
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