| 《·》: | 后稷教民稼穑。 |
| The Minister of Agriculture taught the people to sow and reap. |
| 《·》: | 而禹、皋陶、契、后稷、伯夷、夔、龙、倕、益、彭祖自尧时而皆举用，未有分职。 |
| Now Yu, Gaoyao, Xie, Houji, Boyi, Kui, Long, Chui Yi, and Pengzu were all from the time of Yao promoted to office, but had not separate appointments. |
| 《·》: | 履帝武敏歆、攸介攸止、载震载夙、载生载育、时维后稷。 |
| She then trod on a toe-print made by God, and was moved, In the large place where she rested. She became pregnant; she dwelt retired; She gave birth to, and nourished [a son], Who was Hou-ji. |
| 《·》: | 帝曰：“弃，黎民阻饥，汝后稷，播时百谷。” |
| The Di said, 'Qi, the black-haired people are (still) suffering from famine. Do you, O prince, as Minister of Agriculture, (continue to) sow (for them) the various kinds of grain.' |
| 《·》: | 故冬耕之稼，后稷不能羡也。 |
| 《·》: | 祀帝于郊，配以后稷。 |
| 《·》: | 好稼者众矣，而后稷独传者，壹也。 |
| 《》: | 秋，八月，丁卯，大事于大庙，跻僖公，逆祀也，于是夏父弗忌为宗伯，尊僖公，且明见曰，吾见新鬼大，故鬼小，先大后小，顺也，跻圣贤，明也，明顺，礼也，君子以为失礼，礼无不顺，祀，国之大事也，而逆之，可谓礼乎，子虽齐圣，不先父食久矣，故禹不先鲧，汤不先契，文武不先不窋，宋祖帝乙，郑祖厉王，犹上祖也，是以鲁颂曰，春秋匪解，享祀不忒，皇皇后帝，皇祖后稷，君子曰礼，谓其后稷亲，而先帝也，诗曰，问我诸姑，遂及伯姊，君子曰，礼谓其姊亲而先姑也，仲尼曰，臧文仲其不仁者三，不知者三，下展禽，废六关，妾织蒲，三不仁也，作虚器，纵逆祀，祀爰居，三不知也。 |
| 《·》: | 当尧之时，舜为司徒，契为司马，禹为司空，后稷为田畴，夔为乐正，倕为工师，伯夷为秩宗，皋陶为大理，益掌驱禽，尧体力便巧不能为一焉，尧为君而九子为臣，其何故也？ |
| 《·》: | 伪孔传云“后稷下降民播种，农亩生善谷” |
| 《·》: | 水冻方固，后稷不种，后稷之种必待春，故人虽智而不遇时无功。 |
| 《·》: | 王曰：“在昔后稷，惟上帝之言，克播百谷，登禹之绩，凡在天下之庶民，罔不惟后稷之元谷用蒸享，在商先誓王，明祀上帝，□□□□，亦惟我后稷之元谷，用告和，用胥饮食，肆商先誓王维厥故，斯用显我西土，今在商纣，昏忧天下，弗显上帝，昏虐百姓，弃天之命，上帝弗显，乃命朕文考曰：殪商之多罪纣。” |
| 《·》: | 昔我先王世后稷，以服事虞、夏。 |
| 《·》: | 《》曰：“” |
| 《·》: | 后稷生乎巨迹，伊尹生乎空桑。 |
| 《·》: | 夫辟土殖谷者、后稷也，决江流河者，禹也，听狱执中者，皋陶也，然而圣后者，尧也。 |
