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Ancient Classics -> Shang Shu -> Zhou Shu -> Great Announcement -> 8

The king says,
'Formerly, at the initiation of this expedition,
I spoke of its difficulties, and thought of them daily.
But when a deceased father, (wishing) to build a house,
had laid out the plan,
if his son be unwilling to raise up the hall,
how much less will he be willing to complete the roof!
Or if the father had broken up the ground,
and his son be unwilling to sow the seed,
how much less will he be willing to reap the crop!
In such a case could the father, (who had himself) been so reverently attentive (to his objects), have been willing to say,
"I have a son who will not abandon his patrimony?"
How dare I therefore but use all my powers to give a happy settlement to the great charge entrusted to the Tranquillizing king?
If among the friends of an elder brother or a deceased father there be those who attack his son,
?”will the elders of the people encourage (the attacker, and not (come to the) rescue?'


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