| | 五帝本紀: |
堯曰：「嗟！四嶽：朕在位七十載，汝能庸命，踐朕位？」嶽應曰：「鄙德忝帝位。」堯曰：「悉舉貴戚及疏遠隱匿者。」眾皆言於堯曰：「有矜在民閒，曰虞舜。」堯曰：「然，朕聞之。其何如？」嶽曰：「盲者子。父頑，母嚚，弟傲，能和以孝，烝烝治，不至姦。」堯曰：「吾其試哉。」於是堯妻之二女，觀其德於二女。舜飭下二女於媯汭，如婦禮。 |
| Annals of the Five...: |
Yao said, 'Alas! O president of the four mountains, I have been on the throne seventy years; you are able to carry out the decrees, do you occupy my throne.' The president replied, 'My moral qualities are of such a low order that I should disgrace the Imperial throne.' Yao said, 'You must all recommend one of your esteemed relations, or even an obscure stranger.' All the courtiers said to Yao, 'There is an unmarried man of the lower orders called Shun of Yu.' Yao said, 'Yes, I have heard of him, what is he like?' The president said, 'He is the son of a blind man; his father was unprincipled, his mother insincere, and his brother arrogant, but he managed by his dutiful conduct to be reconciled to them, so they have gradually improved, and not been extremely wicked.' 'Shall I try him?' said Yao. He then married his two daughters to Shun, and watched his behaviour towards them. Shun sent the two women down to the north of the Gui river, and treated them with the ceremony due to them as his wives. |
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堯善之，乃使舜慎和五典，五典能從。乃遍入百官，百官時序。賓於四門，四門穆穆，諸侯遠方賓客皆敬。堯使舜入山林川澤，暴風雷雨，舜行不迷。堯以為聖，召舜曰：「女謀事至而言可績，三年矣。女登帝位。」舜讓於德不懌。正月上日，舜受終於文祖。文祖者，堯大祖也。 |
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Yao praised Shun, and told him to carefully harmonize the five human relationships and when they could be obeyed. These became universal among the various officials, who at the proper times arranged the visitors at the four gates in the right order, and when the visitors at the four gates were submissive, the princes and strangers from distant regions became one and all respectful. Yao sent Shun into the hills and forests among rivers and swamps, but although fierce winds and thunderstorms prevailed, Shun did not miss his way. Yao then taking Shun to be a holy man, called him and said, 'For three years your deliberations have been excellent, and I have found that your words can be carried into practice. You shall ascend the Imperial throne.' Shun yielded in favour of some one more virtuous than himself, and was unhappy, but on the first day of the first month Shun accepted Yao's resignation in the temple of the accomplished ancestor, who was Yao's great ancestor. |
| | 文公十八... : |
十八年，春，齊侯戒師期，而有疾，醫曰，不及秋，將死，公聞之，卜曰，尚無及期，惠伯令龜，卜楚丘占之，曰，齊侯不及期，非疾也，君亦不聞，令龜有咎，二月，丁丑，公薨。 |
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齊懿公之為公子也，與邴歜之父爭田，弗勝，及即位，乃掘而刖之，而使歜僕，納閻職之妻，而使職驂乘。 |
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夏，五月，公游于申池，二人浴于池，歜以扑抶職，職怒，歜曰，人奪女妻而不怒，一抶女庸何傷，職曰，與刖其父而弗能病者何如，乃謀弒懿公，納諸竹中，歸舍爵而行，齊人立公子元。 |
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六月，葬文公。 |
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秋，襄仲，莊叔，如齊，惠公立故，且拜葬也。 |
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文公二妃，敬嬴生宣公，敬嬴嬖，而私事襄仲，宣公長，而屬諸襄仲，襄仲欲立之，叔仲不可，仲見于齊侯而請之，齊侯新立，而欲親魯，許之。 |
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冬，十月，仲殺惡及視，而立宣公，書曰，子卒，諱之也，仲以君命召惠伯，其宰公冉務人止之，曰，入必死，叔仲曰，死君命可也，公冉務人曰，若君命可死，非君命何聽，弗聽，乃入，殺而埋之馬矢之中，公冉務人奉其帑以奔蔡，既而復叔仲氏。 |
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夫人姜氏歸于齊，大歸也，將行哭而過市，曰天乎，仲為不道，殺適，立庶，市人皆哭，魯人謂之哀姜。 |
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莒紀公子生大子僕，又生季佗，愛季佗而黜僕，且多行禮於國，僕因國人以弒紀公，以其寶玉來奔，納諸宣公，公命與之邑，曰，今日必授，季文子使司寇出諸竟，曰，今日必達，公問其故，季文子使大史克對曰，先大夫臧文仲，教行父事君之禮，行父奉以周旋，弗敢失隊，曰，見有禮於其君者事之，如孝子之養父母也，見無禮於其君者誅之，如鷹鸇之逐鳥雀也，先君周公制周禮曰，則以觀德，德以處事，事以度功，功以食民，作誓命曰，毀則為賊，掩賊為藏，竊賄為盜，盜器為姦，主藏之名，賴姦之用，為大凶德，有常無赦，在九刑不忘，行父還觀莒僕，莫可則也，孝敬忠信為吉德，盜賊藏姦為凶德，夫莒僕，則其孝敬，則弒君父矣，則其忠信，則竊寶玉矣，其人，則盜賊也，其器，則姦兆也，保而利之，則主藏也，以訓則昏，民無則焉，不度於善，而皆在於凶德，是以去之，昔高陽氏有才子八人，蒼舒，隤敳，檮戭，大臨，尨降，庭堅，仲容，叔達，齊聖廣淵，明允篤誠，天下之民，謂之八愷，高辛氏有才子八人，伯奮，仲堪，叔獻，季仲，伯虎，仲熊，叔豹，季貍，忠肅共懿，宣慈惠和，天下之民，謂之八元，此十六族也，世濟其美，不隕其名，以至於堯，堯不能舉，舜臣堯，舉八愷，使主后土，以揆百事，莫不時序，地平天成，舉八元，使布五教于四方，父義，母慈，兄友，弟共，子孝，內平，外成，昔帝鴻氏有不才子，掩義隱賊，好行凶德，醜類惡物，頑嚚不友，是與比周，天下之民，謂之渾敦，少皞氏有不才子，毀信廢忠，崇飾惡言，靖譖庸回，服讒蒐慝，以誣盛德，天下之民，謂之窮奇，顓頊有不才子，不可教訓，不知話言，告之則頑，舍之則嚚，傲很明德，以亂天常，天下之民，謂之檮杌，此三族也，世濟其凶，增其惡名，以至于堯，堯不能去，縉雲氏有不才子，貪于飲食，冒于貨賄，侵欲崇侈，不可盈厭，聚斂積實，不知紀極，不分孤寡，不恤窮匱，天下之民，以比三凶，謂之饕餮，舜臣堯，賓于四門，流四凶族，渾敦，窮奇，檮杌，饕餮，投諸四裔，以禦螭魅，是以堯崩而天下如一，同心戴舜，以為天子，以其舉十六相，去四凶也，故虞書數舜之功曰，慎徽五典，五典克從，無違教也，曰，納于百揆，百揆時序，無廢事也，曰賓于四門，四門穆穆，無凶人也，舜有大功二十而為天子，今行父雖未獲一吉人，去一凶矣，於舜之功，二十之一也，庶幾免於戾乎。 |
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宋武氏之族道昭公子，將奉司城須以作亂。十二月，宋公殺母弟須，及昭公子使戴，莊，桓，之族，攻武氏於司馬子伯之館。遂出武穆之族，使公孫師為司城。公子朝卒，使樂呂為司寇，以靖國人。 |
| | 舜典: |
慎徽五典，五典克從；納于百揆，百揆時敘；賓于四門，四門穆穆；納于大麓，烈風雷雨弗迷。帝曰：「格！汝舜。詢事考言，乃言厎可績，三載。汝陟帝位。」舜讓于德，弗嗣。正月上日，受終于文祖。 |
| Canon of Shun: |
(Shun) carefully set forth the beauty of the five cardinal duties, and they came to be (universally) observed. Being appointed to be General Regulator, the affairs of every (official) department were arranged in their proper seasons. (Being charged) to receive (the princes) from the four quarters of the land, they were all docilely submissive. Being sent to the great plains at the foot of the mountains, notwithstanding the tempests of wind, thunder, and rain, he did not go astray. The Di said, 'Come, you Shun. I have consulted you on (all) affairs, and examined your words, and found that they can be carried into practice - (now) for three years. Do you ascend the seat of the Di.' Shun wished to decline in favour of some one more virtuous, and not to consent to be (Yao's) successor. On the first day of the first month, (however), he received (Yao's) retirement (from his duties) in the temple of the Accomplished Ancestor. |
