| 《·》: | 再命曰：‘尊贤育才，以彰有德。’ |
| The second was, "Honour the worthy, and maintain the talented, to give distinction to the virtuous." |
| 《·》: | 彰人之善而美人之功，以求下贤。 |
| He displays prominently the good qualities of others, and celebrates their merits, seeking to place himself below them in the scale of worth. |
| 《·》: | 天地明察，神明彰矣。 |
| When Heaven and Earth were served with intelligence and discrimination, the spiritual intelligences displayed (their retributive power). |
| 《》: | 在昔虞、夏，袭尧之爵，行尧之道，法度彰，礼乐著，垂拱而视天下民之阜也，无为矣。 |
| In antiquity Shun and Yu inherited Yao's imperial title and practiced Yao's dao. Laws and standards of measurement were clear, li and music were established. They let their hands drop to their sides and watched all people under Heaven prosper —this was wuwei. |
| 《·》: | 故得士则谋不困，体不劳，名立而功成，美章1而恶不生，则由得士也。 |
| As long as there were scholars (in government), the plans (of the ruler) were not defeated and he had no hardships to endure; his name was established and success achieved; his excellence became known and yet evils were not spread. This is all due to the employment of the scholars. |
| 《·》: | 是非之彰也，道之所以亏也。 |
| It was through the definite expression of different opinions about it that there ensued injury to (the doctrine of) the Dao. |
| 《》: | 不自是，故彰。 |
| From self-assertion, and therefore he is distinguished. |
| 《·》: | 柔而立，愿而恭，乱而敬，扰而毅，直而温，简而廉，刚而塞，强而义，彰厥有常。 |
| Mildness combined with firmness; bluntness combined with respectfulness; aptness for government combined with reverent caution; docility combined with boldness; straightforwardness combined with gentleness; an easy negligence combined with discrimination; boldness combined with sincerity; and valour combined with righteousness. (When these qualities are) displayed, and that continuously. |
| 《·》: | 顺风而呼，声非加疾也，而闻者彰。 |
| 《·》: | 晏子对曰：“君之德著而彰，何为无德也？” |
| 《·》: | 能冥则明，能昏则彰。 |
| 《·》: | 故智者不为非其事，廉者不求非其有，是以害远而名彰也。 |
| 《·》: | 谥者，别尊卑、彰有德也。 |
| 《·》: | 成王不达，周公恐之，天乃雷电风雨以彰周公之德，然后成王寤。 |
| 《·》: | 孔子沟而合诸墓焉，谓季桓子曰：“贬君以彰己罪，非礼也。” |
| 《·》: | 君子之性，未必尽照，及学也，聪明无蔽，心智无滞，前纪帝王，顾定百世，此则道之明也，而君子能假之以自彰尔。 |
| 《·》: | 使人尽有过，天用雷杀人，杀人当彰其恶，以惩其后，明著其文字，不当暗昧。 |
| 《》: | 至延奸舋彰著，无与比崇。 |
| 《·》: | 故事无不核，物无不切，善无不显，恶无不彰，俗无奸怪，民无淫风。 |
| 《·》: | 神明动，其应彰也。 |
| 《·》: | 故仁无隐而不著，无幽而不彰者。 |
| 《》: | 于显哲尹，诞德孔彰。 |
| 《·》: | 色之所色者彰矣，而色色者未尝显。 |
| 《·》: | 分物纪名，文圣明别，神圣之齐也，法天居地，去方错圆，神圣之鉴也，象说名物，成功遂事，隐彰不相离，神圣之教也。 |
| 《·》: | 夫上好取而无量，即下贪功而无让，民贫苦而分争生，事力劳而无功，智诈萌生，盗贼滋彰，上下相怨，号令不行，夫水浊者鱼噞，政苛者民乱，上多欲即下多诈，上烦扰即下不定，上多求即下交争，不治其本而救之于末，无以异于凿渠而止水，抱薪而救火。 |
| 《·》: | 施而不德，历世弥彰。 |
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| 《·》: | 威制共则众邪彰矣，法不信则君行危矣，刑不断则邪不胜矣。 |
| 《·》: | 道胜则名不彰。 |
| 《·》: | 圣人不自明，故能名彰。 |
| 《·》: | 其有失命乱常，背德逆天之时，而危有功之君，偏告于诸侯，彰明有罪。 |
| 《·》: | 七曰五章，谓彰明行列，始卒不乱也。 |
| 《·》: | 能弱能强，其国弥彰。 |
| 《·》: | 此阳绝阴彰，故不生万物。 |
| 《·》: | 故老子曰：“法令滋彰，盗贼多有。” |
| 《·》: | 能意曰：“臣少而好事，长而行之，王胡不能与野士乎，将以彰其所好耶？” |
| 《·》: | 今秘祝之官移过于下，以彰吾之不德，朕甚不取。 |
| 《·》: | 彰义掩过曰坚。 |
| 《》: | 君苟美乐之，诸侯必或效我，君无厚德善政以被诸侯，而易之以僻，此非所以子民、彰名、致远、亲邻国之道也。 |
| 《》: | 范蠡曰：“昔公刘去邰，而德彰于夏。” |
| 《·》: | 故奸萌而甫刑作，王道衰而诗刺彰，诸侯暴而春秋讥。 |
