| 《·》: | 夫人蠶繅，以為衣服。 |
| His wife keeps silkworms, and unwinds their cocoons, to make the garments for sacrifice. |
| 《·》: | 濟、河維沇州：九河既道，雷夏既澤，雍、沮會同，桑土既蠶，於是民得下丘居土。 |
| The Qi and Yellow rivers formed the boundaries of Yanzhou. The nine branches of the Yellow river followed their courses, and Lei Xia was a marsh, in which the Yong and Ju streams were united. The mulberry region was supplied with silkworms, and then the people came down from the heights and occupied it. |
| 《·》: | 成人曰：「蠶則績而蟹有匡，范則冠而蟬有緌，兄則死而子皋為之衰。」 |
| The people of Cheng said, 'The silkworm spins its cocoons, but the crab supplies the box for them; the bee has its cap, but the cicada supplies the strings for it. His elder brother died, but it was Zi-gao who made the mourning for him.' |
| 《·》: | 蠶月條桑、取彼斧斨、以伐遠揚、猗彼女桑。 |
| In the silkworm month they strip the mulberry branches of their leaves, And take their axes and hatchets, To lop off those that are distant and high; Only stripping the young trees of their leaves. |
| 《·》: | 桑土既蠶，是降丘宅土。 |
| The mulberry grounds were made fit for silkworms, and then (the people) came down from the heights, and occupied the grounds (below). |
| 《·》: | 荊人不動，魏不足患也，則諸侯可蠶食而盡，趙氏可得與敵矣。 |
| 《·》: | 麒麟鬬而日月食，鯨魚死而彗星出，蠶珥絲而商弦絕，賁星墜而勃海決。 |
| 《·》: | 冬伏而夏游，食桑而吐絲，前亂而後治，夏生而惡暑，喜濕而惡雨，蛹以為母，蛾以為父，三俯三起，事乃大已，夫是之謂蠶理。 |
| 《》: | 從者以為不可，將行，謀於桑下，蠶妾在其上，以告姜氏，姜氏殺之，而謂公子曰，子有四方之志，其聞之者，吾殺之矣，公子曰，無之，姜曰，行也，懷與安，實敗名，公子不可，姜與子犯謀，醉而遣之，醒以戈逐子犯，及曹，曹共公聞其駢脅，欲觀其裸，浴，薄而觀之，僖負羈之妻曰，吾觀晉公子之從者，皆足以相國，若以相，夫子必反其國，反其國，必得志於諸侯，得志於諸侯，而誅無禮，曹其首也，子盍蚤自貳焉，乃饋盤飧寘璧焉。 |
| 《·》: | 召公述職當桑蠶之時，不欲變民事，故不入邑中，舍于甘棠之下而聽斷焉，陜間之人皆得其所。 |
| 《·》: | 《·》云「礜石可以毒鼠」，郭璞注云「今礜石殺鼠，蠶食之而肥。」 |
| 《·》: | 秉耒躬耕，采桑親蠶，墾草殖彀，開闢以足衣食，所以奉地本也。 |
| 《·》: | 省婦使，勸蠶事，蠶事既登，分繭稱絲效功，以共郊廟之服，無有敢墮。 |
| 《·》: | 蠶妾在焉，莫知其在也。 |
| 《·》: | 一曰蠶薄。 |
| 《·》: | 中春，詔後帥外內命婦始蠶于北郊，以為祭服。 |
