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帝武丁成汤Wuding was sacrificing to Tang the Completer the next day,
when a pheasant flew up, lighted on the ear of a tripod, and crowed.
武丁 Wuding was alarmed,
祖己but Zuji (Ancestor F) said
the king should not be anxious;
。” he must first rectify the administration of affairs.
祖己Zuji accordingly lectured the king, saying,
'In its superintendence over men below, Heaven pays special regard to their proper behaviour,
and bestows on them accordingly length of years or the reverse.
Heaven does not cut short men's lives;
they bring them to an end themselves.
Some men may not have conformed to virtue,
and will not acknowledge their crimes;
Heaven then charges them to correct their conduct,
but they say, 'What shall we do?'
Ah!
the king should continuously treat the people with respect.
Are they not Heaven's descendants?
。”Be constant in sacrificing, and do not worship with the rites of a discarded religion.'
武丁Wuding instituted a government reform, and practised virtue.
天下 The whole nation rejoiced,
and the fortunes of Yin again flourished.


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